Author: KNEC notes and Past Papers

Projects are unique – it requires doing something differently not done before Single definable purpose – projects are specified in terms of cost schedule and performance requirements Temporary – every project has a finite start and finite end Unique deliverables Read More …

Reasons to do Project Management; Project Management in itself helps to; Clearly defines plans of the project before it begins – planning cannot be ignored, management tries to tame chaos by mapping out clear plans of the project from start Read More …

Project is divided into distinct step or phases Each stage/phase is marked by a number of deliverables or phase outputs Usually one phase consists of several sub phases or activities The phases/stages are progressive each stage should have phase exit Read More …

Initiation/Conceptualization – the development of the initial goal and technical specifications for a project. Scope of the work is determined, necessary resources identified and stakeholders signed on Planning – all detailed specifications, schematics, schedules and other plans are developed. Individual Read More …

A project life cycle is the series of phases that a project passes through from its initiation to its closure. The phases are generally sequential, and their names and numbers are determined by the management and control needs of the Read More …

Difference between a Project and a Program   . Project Program 1. Has relatively few sponsors Has multiple sponsors 1. Will be a contained disaster if it fails May be a corporate disaster if it fails 3. Is focused on Read More …

The project management issues to be investigated are multiculturalism in modern projects.  The reason is that 21st century has become increasingly global driven by the following; Rapid economic development in many parts of the world which has led to increase Read More …

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a systematic decision support process aiming to ensure that environmental and possibly other sustainability aspects are considered effectively in policy, plan and program making. According to Fischer; it is a structured, rigorous, participative open and Read More …

Project Evaluation is a systematic and objective Assessment of an ongoing or completed project with the aim to determine the relevance and level of achievement of project objective, development effectiveness efficiency impact and sustainability. Project evaluation is an important tool Read More …

Project appraisal is the process of assessing in structured way, the case for proceeding with a project or proposal, or the project’s viability. It often involves comparing various options using economic appraisal or some other decision analysis techniques the entire Read More …