NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: IT Project Management

Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination

1. You have been asked to develop a business case for the implementation of data
visualization software. What process will you follow for the same?

2. What is meant by critical path? What will be the critical path for the following AON
diagram? How much is the minimum time required for completing this project? Please
provide detailed justification for your answer.

(10 Marks)

3. "We must come up with a set of parameters that will help us manage our portfolio of
projects. Otherwise, it is becoming very difficult to know the issues unless they become
too big to resolve." Ms Sharanya Kamat started her first meeting with her team at DAS
Infotech Pvt Ltd. Sharanya had joined DAS Infotech as Project Portfolio Manager, after
working with a leading mid-size IT services company. She had the experience of
managing project portfolio with the help of metrics and wanted to build that culture at
DAS Infotech.

"But what could be these parameters?" Shantanu seemed to be clueless. "OK, let me
explain. We should have parameters related to quality, time, scope, and cost." Sharanya
smiled and started talking to her colleagues about what could be those parameters at DAS
Infotech.

a. What kind of parameters related to quality Sharanya would recommend for DAS
Infotech? (5 Marks)

b. What kind of parameters related to cost Sharanya would recommend for DAS Infotech?