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Name ___________________

Instructions for EMIS 7303 Final Examination

A three hour time limit is imposed.

This examination will be open book and open notes. The student is expected to have prepared material for the first four exam items.

Calculation aids are allowed but laptops are not allowed.

Students may not confer with another student or observe another student’s responses during the examination.

Students will place their name on the examination booklet and on each unbound page submitted.

In-Class and Video students must provide a hard copy of their class project along with their in-class exam. Video student exams must be postmarked on or before May 15.

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Name ___________________

EMIS 7303 Final Examination

1. Explain how to map risks on your class project into the integrated master schedule you prepared for the mid-term exam and

a. provide a cost-schedule containment chart with a description of the steps you took along with intermediate calculations you made to construct the cost-schedule containment chart,

b. or, use MS Project (or similar tool) to calculate optimistic, expected, and pessimistic project cost and schedule estimates.

Modifications to your mid-term schedule and task loadings are allowed. (12 pts)

2. Provide a comprehensive trade study for your class project that makes use of program performance measures (technical, cost, and schedule) for decision criteria. Explain how risk considerations were included in your trade study. (12 pts)

3. Provide a risk management process flowchart suitable for presentation that has been tailored for the projected life cycle of your class project. (12 pts)

4. Provide briefing charts (in addition to 3.) suitable for orientation and training of project personnel on the procedures in which risk management would be conducted on your project. (14 pts)