Y ee @ University Faculty of Engineering, Technology & Built Environment FINAL EXAMINATION ‘Student ID (in Figures) = | Student ID (in Words) Course Code & Name Semester Instructor/Examiner/Lecturer Duration : EV 409 Project and Construction Management : May - August 2016 Ir. Ben Lee See Kim £3 hours INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDID, FIVE (5) questions set. Attempt ALL 5 questions. (Total 100 marks) This question paper consists of 4 pages, excluding the cover page. Answers to the questions are fo be written in the answer booklet. Candidates are not allowed to bring into the Examination Hall textbooks, lecture notes, files or any unauthorized materials except writing equipment and scientific caleutator. ‘This question paper must be submitted along with all used and/or unused rough papers and/or geaph papers (if any). Candidates are NOT allowed to take any examination materials out of the examination hall Warning: ‘The University Examination Board of UCSI University regards cheating as a most serious offence and will not hesitate to mete out the appropriate punitive actions according to the severity of the offence committed, and in accordance with the clauses stipulated in the Students? Handbook, up to and including expulsion from UCSI University.May- dang 2016. Final Examination, EY409 Project & Construction Management Ql(a) Categorize any four (4) types of procurement methods used in project management system? (4 marks) (&) With the help of organization structure/chart, differentiate the main roles and responsibilities of main participants for Traditional Method and Design and Build method of procurement. (16 marks) Q2 Table Q2 shows a set of activities with their expected durations in days and immediate predecessors, ‘Table Q2 Activity Dependencies Duration (@) Construct a Precedence Diagram, (2 marks) (6) Compute the minimum time required to complete the project? @ marks) (©) Determine the Critical Path for this project? GB marks) (@ Compute the Early Start (ES) date for activity B? (2 marks) Page | of 4May-Aug 2016 Final Examination EY409 Project & Construction Management © (G) @® th) @. () Compute the Late Start (LS) date for activity A? (2 marks) Compute the Late Finish (LF) date for activity (2 marks) (3 Marks) Determine the Free Float / Slack between activities D & G? (@ marks) ‘Three (3) types of organisational structure namely; functional organization, projectised organization and matrix organization structure may be adopted by an organization for Project Management team. Compare and differentiate briefly their features, advantages, disadvantages with the help of organisation chart, (20 marks) Figure Q4 on page 3 of 4 represents a project, the duration of each activity and the number of operatives involved is shown in Table Q4 on page 3 of 4. ‘You are required to smoothen the resources with all activities at their latest time. Support your answers with all relevant calculations. (15 marks) What is the cost of the project after smoothening the resources and without working overtime and based on the followings. Justify your answers. ‘The operatives can be recruited and terminated as required without any additional administrative charges, Operative employed on a weekly basis at a weekly rate at RM 700.00 Site overheads are calculated at RM 480 per week. (5 marks) Page 2 of 4MayrAug 2016, Final Examination EVA09 Project & Construction Management Figure Q4: Networks diagram of a project Table Q4: Duration of each activity and the number of operatives of the project shown in Figure Q4. Earliest [Latest Activities | Duration | Team Size [Sian [Finish__[Stant_ [Finish | Total Float 42 3 3s 0 3. 3 a 3 a8 2 2 . 2 2 4 2 8 5 a o ee 0 25 o o 3 3 3 3 s. 3-5 4 3 2 4 3 2 (es 3 2 5 s 8 0. Co«s 1 2 5 9, 10) 4 (2 5 a a © 42. 3. (sz 4 40 a s 42 3. (87 2 3 € 10, 42 4 Page 3 of 4May-Aug 2016 Final Examination EV409 Project & Construction Management Q5(a) What are the five (5) steps of control cycle in a construction project context? (GB marks) (b) Explain three (3) methods of effective monitoring and control in project management. @ marks) (©) Microsoft Project 2010/2013 (MS Project 2010/2013) planning tools can aid in the planning of key steps in project management. Outline these steps. (14 marks) Page 4 of 4