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DISTANCE EDUCATION

M.B.A (PM) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2012.

First Semester

MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS

(2005 onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

SECTION A (5 8 = 40 marks)

Answer any FIVE questions.

1. Define Planning. Explain the steps in planning.

2. Dynamic leadership is an integral part of effective

managementDiscuss.

3. Explain the different kinds of communication.

4. Explain Bench marking.

5. State and explain the important principles and the

problems of co-ordination.

6. Describe the different types of Management Policies.

7. What are the quantitative techniques used in decision

making?

8. Distinguish between organisation as a structure and as

a process.

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PART B (4 15 = 60 marks)

Answer any FOUR questions.

9. Explain the important needs and approach to the

organisational behaviour.

10. Examine the process of learning.

11. What are the determinants of group cohesiveness? And

explain how determine cohesiveness.

12. Describe the strengths and weakness in the trait

approach to leadership.

13. Explain the process of communication.

14. Elaborate the elasticity of power concept.

15. Explain the concept of OD intervention.


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DISTANCE EDUCATION

M.B.A. (PM) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2012.

First Semester

QUANTITATIVE METHODS

(2005 onwards)


PART A (5 8 = 40 marks)


1. Discuss about break-even analysis and explain its uses.

2. Explain different costs of operating a system.

3. Write a note on duality and sensitivity analysis.

4. Explain the formulation of linear programming problem

with example.

5. The initial basic feasible solution for the following

transportation problem by Vogels approximation method.

Warehouse Capacity

W1 W2 W3 W4

F1 19 30 50 10 7

Factory F2 70 30 40 60 9

F3 40 8 70 20 18

Demand 5 8 7 14 34

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6. Solve the following assignment problem :

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1 11 17 8 16 20

2 9 7 12 6 15

3 13 16 15 12 16

4 21 24 17 28 26

5 14 10 12 11 15

7. A bag contains 30 balls numbered from 1 to 30. One ball

is drawn at random. Find the probability that the

number of the ball drawn will be a multiple of

(a) 5 or 7 and

(b) 3 or 7.

8. What do you mean by EOL and EVPI in decision theory?

Explain.



9. What do you mean by Relevant cost? Discuss the

importance of relevant cost for decision making.

10. Solve the following linear programming problem usinggraphical method :

Maximize 21 4025 xxz +=

Subject to :

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11. Consider the following linear programming problem and

solve it using the simplex method.

Maximize 21 46 xxz +=

Subject to :

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12. Alpha Textile Mills has four factories and four

warehouses across the state. The unit cost (in hundreds)

of transporting goods from factories to warehouses is

given in the following table.

Warehouse CapacityW1 W2 W3 W4

Factory 1 19 30 50 10 7

Factory 2 70 30 40 60 9

Factory 3 40 8 70 20 18

Requirement 5 8 7 14

Solve the transportation problem by obtaining feasible

solution through VAM and optimize it with MODI

method.

13. What do you understand by Monte-Carlo simulation?

Discuss the steps involved in carrying out Monte Carlo

simulation.

14. (a) What do mean by decision tree? List out the steps in

decision tree analysis?

(b) What are the advantages of the decision tree

approach?


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15. A small industry finds from the past data that the cost of

making an item is Rs. 25, the selling price of the item is

Rs. 30 if is sold within a week, and it could be disposed off

at Rs. 20 per item at the end of the week if unsold.

Frequency of weekly sales is given below :

Weekly sales : < 3 4 5 6 7 > 8No. of weeks : 0 10 20 40 30 0

Find the optimum number of items per week the industry

should make.


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DISTANCE EDUCATION


First Semester

BUSINESS LAWS

(2005 onwards)




1. Differentiate between Valid, Voidable and Void contracts

with examples.

2. What are quasi contracts and contingent contracts? Give

suitable examples.

3. What are the steps to be taken for preferring an appeal

before state commission under the Consumer Protection

Act.

4. Is registration of partnership compulsory? Explain the

methods of dissolution of partnership.

5. What are the methods of crossing of a cheque?

6. Differentiate indemnity from guarantee.

7. Explain the characteristics features of a company.

8. What are the principles of insurance?

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9. Discuss the provisions of law relating to contracts with

minors.

10. Describe the circumstances under which an agency

contract is terminated.

11. Explain the provisions of sale of Goods Act, 1930

regarding

(a) delivery of goods

(b) rights of unpaid seller.

12. Explain the mode of appointment of directors.

13. Describe the features of different types of companies.

14. List the various clauses usually incorporated in the

marine insurance policy. Examine the importance of

marine insurance.

15. Discuss the modes of discharge of contracts.


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Second Semester

FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

(2005 onwards)




1. What are subsidiary books?

2. Explain the various conventions of accounting.

3. Is depreciation a source? Explain.

4. Explain the various functional budgets.

5. Define ratios and explain the limitations of ratio analysis.

6. Differentiate between trial balance and balance sheet.

7. What is single entry system? State its objectives.

8. Define management accounting. Explain its scope.

SECTION B (4 15 = 60 marks)


9. Explain the various postulates of accounting.

10. Define capital budgeting. Explain the various techniques

available for evaluation of capital budgeting.

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11. A textile company is considering two mutually exclusive

investment proposals for its expansion program. Proposal

A requires an initial investment of Rs. 7,50,000 and

yearly operating costing Rs. 50,000 and proposal B

requires an initial investment of Rs. 5,00,000 with an

yearly operating cost. Rs. 1,00,000. The life of theequipment used in both the proposal will be 12 years with

no salvage value, depreciation in straight line basis for

tax purpose. The anticipated increase in revenue is

Rs. 1,50,0000 per year in both the investment proposals.

The tax rate is 35% and cost of capital 15%. Which

proposal should be undertaken by the company?

12. From the following balance sheets of Block Ltd. on

31st March 2006 and 2007. You are required to prepare

fund flow statement.

Liabilities 31.3.06 31.3.07 Assets 31.3.06 31.3.07

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

Share capital 1,00,000 1,00,000 Goodwill 12,000 12,000

General reserve 14,000 18,000 Building 40,000 36,000

Profit & Plant 37,000 36,000

loss a/c 16,000 13,000 Investments 10,000 11,000

Sundry creditors 8,000 5,400 Stock 30,000 23,400

Bills payable 1,200 800 Bills receivable 2,000 3,200

Provisions for Debtors 18,000 19,000

taxation 16,000 18,000 Cash at bank 6,600 15,200

Provisions for

doubtful debts 400 600

1,55,600 1,55,800 1,55,600 1,55,800

The following additional information has also been given.

(a) Depreciation charged on plant was Rs. 4,000

(b) Provision for taxation of Rs. 19,000 was made

during the year 2007

(c) Interim dividend of Rs. 8,000 was paid during the

year 2007.


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13. From the following details prepare statement of

proprietary funds with as many details as possible :

(a) Stock velocity 6, Capital turnover ratio (on cost of

sales) 2

(b) Fixed assets turnover ratio (on cost of sales) 4(c) Gross profit ratio 20%

(d) Debtors velocity 2 months

(e) Creditors velocity 73 days.

The gross profit was 60,000 reserves and surplus

amount to Rs. 20,000. Closing stock was Rs. 5,000

in excess of opening stock.

14. Define the term errors. Explain the various kinds of

errors with suitable examples.

15. Write a note on the following :

(a) Window dressing

(b) Accounting standards

(c) Common size statement

(d) Cash from operations

(e) Zero base budgeting.


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Second Semester

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

(2005 Onwards)




1. Explain the fundamental issues involved in business

environment.

2. Bring out the impact of politics on business.

3. What are different economic systems? Explain capitalistic

economic systems.

4. State and explain the reasons for government

intervention in business.

5. Explain the functions of EXIM bank.

6. Give an account on the role of fiscal policy in business.

7. Elucidate the government policy in SSI.

8. Explain the impact of globalisation on Indian business.

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9. Examine the impact of socio-cultural environment on

business.

10. What are the reasons for inflation in India? Give

suggestions to control it.

11. Discuss the growing importance of foreign capital and

collaboration for Indian economic development. Elaborate

the government policy towards foreign capital and

collaboration.

12. Discuss the relevance and importance of MRTP act, 1969.

13. Examine the impact of monetary policy on Indian

business.

14. Bring out the economic developments of five year plans in

India.

15. Analyse the recent issues in environmental assessment

and evaluation.


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DISTANCE EDUCATION

M.B.A.(PM) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2012.

Second Semester

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

(2005 onwards)




1. Describe the importance of entrepreneurs.

2. What are the sources of innovation?

3. Explain the economic environmental forces.

4. State the importance of entrepreneurial development.

5. Describe the major entrepreneurial assistance.

6. List out the entrepreneurship development programmes.

7. What is intrapreneurship?

8. Describe the significance of IRDP.

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9. Enumerate and explain the various types of innovation.

10. Critically evaluate the impact of legal and political

environment on entrepreneurial devlopment.

11. Explain the types of entrepreneurial development

training.

12. What are the schemes of backward area development?

Explain.

13. Discuss the recent trends in entrepreneurshipdevelopment.

14. Discuss the contribution of entrepreneurial society to

growth of business.

15. Explain the government support for the development of

women entrepreneurs.


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Second Semester

PROJECT FORMULATION AND APPRAISAL

(2005 onwards)




1. Explain the importance of agriculture project.

2. Explain the types of projects.

3. What do you mean by project identification?

4. What are the stages in project formulation?

5. Explain commercial appraisal.

6. What are the contents of project report?

7. Explain turnkey project.

8. Explain BOOT.



9. Examine the important role of social welfare sector

projects in Tamilnadu.

10. Illustrate the factors contributing for selecting the project

in the political environment.

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11. What is project life cycle? Explain its significance and

stages.

12. Explain the managerial and technical project appraisal.

13. Explain the steps in project report preparation.

14. What is feasibility report? Explain the different steps

involved in feasibility report preparation.

15. Explain the concept of government revenue. Does really

projects contribute government revenue. Substantiate.


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Second Semester

PROJECT SUPPORT SYSTEM

(2005 onwards)




1. Explain the nature of support extended by Department of

science and Technology to Projects.

2. Explain the functions of Commodity Boards.

3. Explain the following terms

(a) Know how

(b) Process designing

(c) Designing Judicious financing plan

4. Examine the need for management training and

motivation to the entrepreneurs of today.

5. List the points to be considered while estimating the

project cost. Give a specimen of approved project.

6. Explain the functions of Entrepreneurship Development

Board.

7. Explain the significance of appropriate technology and

setting quality standards.

8. What are the services rendered by EXIM Banks for

supporting projects.

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9. Explain the institutional support extended by KVIC.

10. Describe the role of CSIR and ITCOT in providing

technical support to entrepreneur.

11. Discuss the services extended by ADB and IBRD for

financing projects.

12. How do the NGOs assist the entrepreneurs in preparing

and implementation of projects?

13. Explain the various assistance provided by IDBI for

projects.

14. Describe the main components of project support system.

15. Write short notes on:

(a) Venture Capital

(b) Market Intelligence

(c) Productivity Councils.


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M.B.A. (PM) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2012.Third Semester

PROJECT PLANNING AND EXECUTION

(2005 onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum :100 marks



1. How is a project system developed? Explain.

2. What are project objectives and policies? Explain.

3. What are the points to be borne in mind while setting

project organization?

4. Bring out the relationship between project scheduling

and time monitoring.

5. Why is project execution plan required?

6. State the principles of ideal factory design and layout.

7. How are project overruns controlled? Explain.

8. Explain briefly the scope of project audit.



9. Discuss the nature and scope of Project management.

10. What are the merits and demerits of matrix form of

project organization?

11. What is Value engineering? Explain its significance.

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12. State and explain the prerequisites of successful project

implementation.

13. Narrate the causes and effects of project overruns.

14. Explain in detail the role played by an auditor in relation

to Project Audit.

15. Write an elaborate note on Project management

performance.


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M.B.A.(PM). DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2012.

Third Semester

PROJECT CONTROL SYSTEM

(2005 onwards)




1. Explain briefly the types of decision.

2. Write a note on mathematical programming approach.

3. Explain briefly applied utility theory approach.

4. How is a project selected? Explain.

5. What do you mean by resource leveling? Explain.

6. Explain the concept of project scheduling.

7. What are the assumptions of CVP Analysis?

8. Mention any four uses of computers.

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9. Critically examine the approaches to decision making.

10. What are queuing models? Explain their merits and

demerits.

11. Critically examine CAPM approach.

12. Explain the steps involved in PERT analysis.

13. Write an elaborate note on pricing decisions and profit

planning.

14. Discuss the uses of decision tree analysis. Point out its

drawbacks.

15. Define Project monitoring. Explain its significance.


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Third Semester

PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT

(2005 onwards)




1. Define the terms Risk and uncertainty and distinguish

them.

2. Explain pure and Speculation Risks.

3. Risks of a business relates to its size. Explain.

4. What is safety audit? Explain its purpose.

5. What is Risk Exposure? How it can be done.

6. What is Risk Retention? Explain its needs.

7. State the objectives of Reinsurance.

8. What is APV? State its purpose.



9. Explain the nature and scope of Risk Management

process.

10. Explain the duties and responsibilities of Risk manager

of a corporate body.

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11. Describe the different measurement method of Risk.

12. What is Risk Exposure losses? How it could be controlled?

13. Discuss the different strategies of Risk avoidance

14. Explain the different qualitative Techniques of

measuring project Risks.

15. Discuss the different methods of classifying project Risk.


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M.B.A (PM) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2012.

Third Semester

PROJECT FINANCE

( 2005 onwards)




1. Explain the types of assistance project financing scheme.

2. Write a note on Capital Gearing.

3. Bring out the salient features of Global Depository

Receipts.

4. Define leasing. State its various forms.

5. List out the safeguards against pollution.

6. Write a note on Debt service coverage ratio.

7. Point out the assumptions of Break Even Analysis.

8. Why is BIFR set up? Explain.

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9. Discuss the project financing schemes offered by IDBI.

10. Narrate the factors influencing the fixed capital and

working capital.

11. What is venture capital? State its forms and significance.

12. Write an elaborate note on Evaluation of appropriateness

of technology.

13. Explain the components of economic analysis of project

appraisal.

14. What is Industrial Sickness? Enumerate the factors leadto industrial sickness.

15. Describe the stages involved in Project monitoring.


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Third Semester

PROJECT CONTRACTING AND CLEARANCES

(2005 onwards)




1. State the principle of Project contracting.

2. What is global Tendering? State its features.

3. Explain the significance of BOOT contracting.

4. What are INCO terms? State its purpose.

5. State the principles of agency contracts.

6. Explain the need for Insurance Project.

7. Distinguish between EMD and BSD.

8. State the essentials of selecting a good contractor.

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9. Describe the objectives and process of Packaging Project.

10. Discuss the objectives, significance and methods of

Project negotiation.

11. Explain the process of tendering and tender evaluation.

12. Explain the various risk associated in project contracting

for the purchaser and contractor.

13. Explain the need for obtaining different kinds of

clearances while executing a project.

14. Explain the essentials of certain legal aspects of project

contracting with specific provision of related legislations.

15. Discuss in detail the various aspects of control and

managerial functions in the areas of contract finalization.


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M.B.A. (P.M) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2012.

Third Semester

E-COMMERCE APPLICATION IN PROJECT

MANAGEMENT

(2005 onwards)




All questions carry equal marks.

1. Explain various media available to electronic commerce.

2. Briefly discuss the applications of e-commerce in respect

of organizations.

3. Outline the digital-token based electronic payment

systems.

4. What are the different risks involved in electronic

payment systems?

5. How do you standardise the E.D.I.?

6. Write a note on Value added Networks (VANs)

7. Explain the information based marketing.

8. What are the tools used in the process of consumer search

and resource discovery?

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9. Discuss the framework of electronic commerce.

10. Write notes on:

(a) Smart card and e-payment systems and

(b) Credit card based e-payment system.

11. Discuss the Electronic Data Interchange applications in

business.

12. Write Notes on:

(a) Security and privacy issues in E.D.I. and

(b) EDI software implementation.

13. Write an elaborate note on advertising and marketing on

the Internet.

14. Describe the various consumers oriented applications of

electronic commerce.

15. Explain consumer search and resource discovery

paradigms.


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Fourth Semester

PROJECT EXPORTS

(2005 onwards)





1. What is project export? Bring out its importance.

2. Discuss about exporter-wise analysis.

3. What criteria would you adopt in the selection of

exporters?

4. Explain the various specific policies of ECGC.

5. What are the problems encountered in Project exports.

6. Explain the role of EXIM Bank in project exports.

7. How do you do Region-Wise analysis?

8. What is marketing Project Exports? What are its needs?

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Fourth Semester

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

(2005 Onwards)




1. What is a project and what are its main attributes?

2. Explain the components of project planning.

3. Describe the process of monitoring and controlling project

work.

4. Explain the various elements of PRINCE 2.

5. Explain the significance of basic Euro method model.

6. Explain the relationship of ISO12207 approach.

7. Write the content of the request for proposal document.

8. Briefly explain (PMBOK) Project Management Bodies of

Knowledge.

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9. Briefly explain the project management framework by

providing examples of stakeholders, knowledge areas,tools and techniques and project success factors.

10. Briefly describe what happens in each of the five project

management process groups [Initiating, Planning,

Executing, Monitoring, Controlling and Closing].

11. Explain Project Execution and its relationships to Project

planning.

12. Describe the steps involved in Project Procurement.

13. Discuss the software acquisition process supply process

and development process.

14. Explain the role of AIPM.

15. Discuss elaborately about various functions of

Information Systems Examination Board.


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Fourth Semester

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

(2005 onwards)





1. Define Disaster Management. State its objectives.

2. Briefly describe the causes and consequences of disasters.

3. What do you mean by management of natural disaster?

Explain.

4. Explain how Epidemics can be managed.

5. Discuss the role of Government in disaster Management.

6. Discuss about fire accidents during festival seasons and

the ways to manage them.

7. Highlight the specific efforts to mitigate disasters in

India.

8. Examine the role of government in disaster management.

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9. Explain the various types of disasters.

10. Discuss the different types of cyclone and highlight it

causes.

11. What is Event Management? Bring out the need and

significance of conducting camps in Event Management.

12. With appropriate example, explain how the technological

advancement helps to prevent the Natural Disasters.

13. Explain the significance of events management.

14. Write a detailed note on Tsunami in the year 2004 and

discuss the action taken by the Government in India.

15. Elucidate the various activities followed in psychological

rehabilition of disaster affected people.


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Fourth Semester

SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

(2005 onwards)





1. How promotion of SSI helps in developing countries likeIndia?

2. Explain the factors to be considered while finalizinglocation of SSI unit.

3. Why government initiative is required to develop SSI inbackward region?

4. Discuss the Acts that helps women and child in SSI.

5. Bring out the government assistance in importingtechnology, material and resources by SSI.

6. Write a short note on SIDCO, NPC.

7. How marketing problem of SSI differ from bigCompanies?

8. Name and enumerate two government scheme extended

through banks in promoting SSI.

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9. List and discuss the industrial policy that helps SSI in

India.

10. How the growth of SSI is significant in developing

countries like India?

11. "Innovation, organizing and Risk taking" are unique

qualities required for the success of SSI, Discuss.

12. How do you formulate marketing strategies for SSI in a

competitive environment?

13. Write a detailed note on the content of project report on

village industry.

14. Discuss the various problems faced by SSI in a business

environment.

15. Prepare a project report for a manufacturing type of SSI

unit.


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Fourth Semester

PROJECT PREPARATION

(2005 onwards)




1. Discuss the project management techniques.

2. Describe the significance of project formulation.

3. Enlist the factors which influence the projects success

and failure.

4. Elaborate the demerits of a case analysis in project.

5. Explain the pre-requests for successful project

implementation.

6. How does PERT provide for uncertainty in activity

estimates?

7. State the circumstances where CPM is a better technique

of project management than PERT.

8. Describe the essentials of a project report.

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9. Explain the salient features of case analysis and briefly

explain the various steps involved in it.

10. Elaborate the process of appraisal while lending for a

project.

11. Describe the procedure for the construction of a project

Network.

12. Analyse the impact of social cost benefit analysis on

project selection.

13. Illustrate with examples the essential difference between

PERT and CPM techniques. Under what conditionswould you use PERT instead of CPM in project

management?

14. Explain the contents of a project report.

15. How would you classify the projects? Which criteria

seems to be move rationale and acceptable for

classification of projects. Elaborate.

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