SWE-401 SPM
2018 Batch
Software Project Management
Assignment # 03
Question # 01:
Consider the following table for the details of project.
Activity
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
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b)
c)
d)
Description
Develop product specifications
Design manufacturing process
Source & purchase materials
Source & purchase tooling & equipment
Receive & install tooling & equipment
Receive materials
Pilot production run
Evaluate product design
Evaluate process performance
Write documentation report
Transition to manufacturing
Optimistic
time
2
3
2
4
12
2
2
2
2
2
2
Most likely
time
4
7
3
7
16
5
2
3
3
4
2
Pessimistic
time
6
10
5
9
20
8
2
4
5
6
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Construct the project Network.
Find the expected duration and variance of each activity.
Find the critical path and expected Project Completion time.
What is the probability of completing the project on or before 48 weeks?
Question # 02:
Your actual cost is 155 and your earned value is 170. What is your cost variance?
Calculate the estimate at completion based on the current cost performance index for the followi
ng situation: AC=1150; EV=1000; BAC=2000
Question # 03:
Discuss the common sources of risk on information technology projects and suggestions for
managing them. Explain how to use decision trees and Monte Carlo analysis for quantifying risk.
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Question # 04:
Define your organization and importance of the project. Nominating an organization of your
choice who’s operating in disciple of construction/ management/ Marketing/Technology.
Nominate a suitable project (for example road development, sub divisional development, power
station, an ERP establishment, installation, maintenance, surveying, etc.)
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Prepare a Project scope statement for your project
Create a list of activities and it duration for the project
Incorporate a list of resources required for each activity listed
Cost estimation: The estimated cost for developing and managing the entire project should
include the infrastructure costs of project including salary, hardware, software and other
cost which you think possible.
Draw a Gantt chart to schedule the entire project
Question # 05:
Answer these questions in detail with examples:
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Which process group includes the process Perform Integrated Change Control?
An input to the Monitor and Control Project Work process is Work Performance Informat
ion.
Which process provides that input?
A Perform Integrated Change Control input is Change Requests. Which project managem
ent process creates change requests?
Which project management process creates schedule forecasts as an output?
What is the difference between Critical Path and CRITICAL CHAIN path method
Explain in critical chain method, what are the sources of time losses in Project.
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Assignment Guidelines
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You are required to answer all of the questions mentioned above in detail with references.
You will be graded according to the amount of research you have conducted which will be
reflected by your answers of the questions above.
You are NOT required to submit a hard copy. Submit your assignment on VLE, as you
submitted last final exam copy.
Submitting the assignment in Doc read only OR pdf format is highly recommended.
Cheating, copying, copy pasting of the assignment will result in penalty or deduction of marks.
Course instructor will check plagiarism on your assignment. If your assignment has more than
20%, plagiarism marks will be deducted. You can check your assignments for plagiarism by
using
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Your assignment should be highly formatted with Headings, Table of contents and title on
figures, tables if you are going to use any of that. Your assignment will be scored according to
better presentation of your assignments.
Your assignment should be named according to the following format.”Roll No_Full student
ID.pdf”
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