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Semester I Examinations 2010/
Exam Code(s) 1OP1, 1HH1, 1AP1, IAPE Exam(s) M.Sc. Occupational Health & Safety and Ergonomics Higher Diploma in Applied Science (Occupational Health & Safety and Hygiene) Master of Applied Science in Occupational Safety Engineering and Ergonomics Masters of Applied Science(Enterprise Systems)
Module Code(s) Module(s)
IE446 and IE581 Management Systems
Paper No. Autumn 2011 Repeat Paper Yes
External Examiner(s) Prof. Jiju Antony; Dr. Finlay Dick Internal Examiner(s) Dr. Kathryn Cormican
Instructions: Candidates are required to complete 4 questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Duration 2 Hours
No. of Pages Cover + 2 pages College College of Engineering & Informatics and College of Science Course Co-ordinator(s) Prof. Gerry Lyons; Dr. Marie Coggins; Dr. Kathryn Cormican
Requirements : MCQ Handout Statistical Tables Graph Paper Log Graph Paper Other Material
Question 1
You are a supervisor in the training department of a large organisation. During a staff meeting your manager informs the group that almost every training project went over budget during the last fiscal year and that this trend cannot continue. The manager has personally charged each supervisor with the responsibility of bringing each project within budget. That night the supervisors gather for a late meeting to review the projects to see where the money is being spent in each project. A trend begins to emerge - every project is under budget in the analysis phase, but during the development and/or evaluation phase they start to go over budget. The group begins to brainstorm on what needs to be done.
What are the key elements that you would include in a realistic project proposal that would help (a) define the problems and (b) introduce a plan of action to overcome these problems?
(25 marks)
Question 2 a) A project consists of a list of tasks along with their estimated durations which are shown in the table below. The project manager also knows the dependencies among those tasks. Using the data presented draw a CPM graph to show how to organize all the tasks so that the project can be down in the shortest time. What is the earliest completion time?
(10 marks)
Tasks Dependency Duration A 4 B 3 C A 8 D A 7 E B and C 9 F B and C 12 G D and E 2 H D and E 5 I F and G 6
b) Identify and present a detailed toolbox that supports successful Project Management in a Health & Safety Systems Consultancy. (15 marks)
Question 3 What is Risk Management (5 marks)? Describe the stages in a Risk Management Methodology (10 Marks). Why is it important for a project manager to consider risks associated with the project external environment (5 marks)? Why is effective risk management important for Health and Safety projects (5 Marks)?
(Total 25 marks)
