Project management: past paper questions
Real questions on project management
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- 9626/32 · October/November 2025 · Q3[5]
The Critical Path Method (CPM) and Gantt charts are used in project management. Compare CPM with Gantt charts. Your answer must include both similarities and differences.
See it on the paper → - 9626/33 · October/November 2025 · Q2a[2]
Describe two elements that should be included in a project work flow. Project managers can use project management software to create and use work flows during a project.
See it on the paper → - 9626/33 · October/November 2025 · Q2b[4]
Describe how work flow is used by a project manager.
See it on the paper → - 9626/33 · October/November 2025 · Q11[8]
A new stock control system is to be installed at a supermarket warehouse. Different methods of implementing the changeover from the old system to the new system are being considered by the management of the supermarket. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of direct changeover.
See it on the paper → - 9626/32 · May/June 2025 · Q7[6]
Performance Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) charts are used when planning a project. PERT charts can be drawn either as activity-on-node diagrams or as activity-on-arrow diagrams. Compare, by commenting on the similarities and differences, activity-on-node and activity-on-arrow PERT diagrams.
See it on the paper → - 9626/33 · May/June 2025 · Q2a[3]
Describe the tasks that are usually carried out during the initiation stage.
See it on the paper → - 9626/33 · May/June 2025 · Q2b[4]
The project is completed and reviewed during the project close stage. Explain why the project is reviewed.
See it on the paper → - 9626/32 · February/March 2025 · Q6a(i)[1]
float
See it on the paper → - 9626/32 · February/March 2025 · Q6a(ii)[1]
milestone (ii)
See it on the paper → - 9626/32 · February/March 2025 · Q6b(i)[2]
One type of dependency is when a task cannot start until other tasks are fully completed and finished. Describe two other types of dependency that can be found in a project.
See it on the paper → - 9626/32 · February/March 2025 · Q6b(ii)[2]
Describe two uses of dependencies in PERT charts.
See it on the paper → - 9626/32 · February/March 2025 · Q10[8]
A store has point-of-sale terminals at the checkouts in its departments. It is using phased implementation to replace its point-of-sale terminals in every department. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to the store of using phased implementation rather than direct changeover.
See it on the paper → - 9626/32 · October/November 2024 · Q4a[5]
Using the information in the table, draw a PERT (Performance Evaluation and Review Technique) chart for the project in the space below:
See it on the paper → - 9626/32 · October/November 2024 · Q4b[3]
Describe the benefits of using a PERT chart.
See it on the paper → - 9626/33 · October/November 2024 · Q5[6]
The agile method of software development is to be used to create an app for smartphones. Justify the use of the agile method of software development.
See it on the paper → - 9626/31 · May/June 2024 · Q9a[4]
Explain how PMS can be used for the scheduling of tasks in a project.
See it on the paper → - 9626/31 · May/June 2024 · Q9b[4]
Explain why using PMS may not be appropriate for very small projects.
See it on the paper → - 9626/32 · May/June 2024 · Q6a[4]
Describe how PMS can be used to manage the costings of a project.
See it on the paper → - 9626/32 · May/June 2024 · Q6b[4]
Explain how PMS can help in decision making during a project.
See it on the paper → - 9626/33 · May/June 2024 · Q9a[4]
Explain how PMS can be used for the scheduling of tasks in a project.
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What examiners said
Descriptions of how float is calculated did not answer the question. A key point about float is that it is the amount of time that a task can overrun before affecting the succeeding task(s).
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 9626/32 Q6(a)(i) (Cambridge)
Some learners confused milestones and goals. A milestone is a point at which certain criteria are met or a target on the way to achieving a goal whereas a goal is an intended target that should be achieved in a given time frame.
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 9626/32 Q6(a)(ii) (Cambridge)
The most common mistake was to repeat or reword the dependency stated in the question. Another common error was to state that ‘there are no dependencies’. Other dependency types include e.g., finish to finish and start to finish.
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 9626/32 Q6(b)(i) (Cambridge)
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