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IGNOU MMPO-02 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
1. Define a project. What are the five characteristics that help differentiate projects from other functions carried out in the daily operations of the organisation?
2. What is Agile Project Management? Why is the traditional project management approach less effective when the project scope and technology are not well known? Discuss.
3. You are in charge of organizing a dinner party for a local charity. You have reserved a hall that will seat 30 couples and have hired a jazz combo.
a) Develop a scope statement for this project that contains examples of all the elements. Assume that the event will occur in 4 weeks and provide your best-guess estimate of the milestone dates.
b) What would the priorities likely be for this project?
4. What is a project charter? Why is a project charter used? Explain the typical elements in a project charter.
5. Write a short note on the following:
a) PMBOK
b) Project Life Cycle
c) Time-cost tradeoff
d) Fulkerson’s rule
IGNOU MMPO-02 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. What are some of the key environmental forces that have changed the way projects are managed? What has been the effect of these forces on the management of projects?
2. You are the parent of a family of four, with kids aged 13 and 15, planning a weekend camping trip. Develop a responsibility matrix for the tasks that need to be completed before the trip.
3. Write a short note on the following:
a. Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS).
b. Time Breakdown Structure (TBS).
c. Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS).
d. Project Life Cycle.
4. The chances of risk events occurring and their respective costs increasing change over the project life cycle. What is the significance of this phenomenon to a project manager?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the water fall planning model for project development?







