QUSETION BANK
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT– III
ODD SEMESTER, 2021- 2022
COMMON TO CSE & IT
IT8075 - SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PART – A
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Define – Software Project Management
Differentiate software projects from other projects.
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Define SCRUM and list its values.
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When to use the Agile Model?
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Define Risk identification.
How the cost is categorized? Give its types.
Give few reasons for project termination process.
What are the different reports in which the review data are captured?
Define software reliability.
State Herzberg’s two-factor theory.
What is a project? What are the characteristics of a project?
Mention some of the major activities covered by software project management.
What is time boxing?
Define − Return On Investment
Define free float and interfering float.
What are the different approaches to identify the Risk?
Define open tendering process.
What is the purpose of software configuration management?
Give two acceptable definitions of software quality.
What are the risk factors of health and safety?
What are the phases in software development life cycle?
List out any three problems associated with software projects.
Give the difference between Top down and Bottom up Approach.
Define − Project Portfolio Management.
What is meant Risk identification?
Give the steps involved on project budgeting.
What is the purpose of project review? List its advantages.
What are the ways by which a project gets terminated?.
Write the significance of Oldham-Hackman job characteristics model.
Define–Stress.
PART – B
1. Explain in detail about the various cost benefit analysis techniques with examples
2. Narrate the phases of software project management
3. Compare and contrast the different life cycle models.
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(i) Discuss extended function point with an example
(ii)Where are estimates done and explain the problems with over and under estimates.
5. Discuss the risk identification process and the mitigation steps involved in the project
management
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Draw the network for the project specified. Calculate earliest starts and completion date and
also the latest start and completion date for the project and identify the critical path on the
network.
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i) Discuss the framework for project management and control.
ii) Explain with examples software configuration management
i) Explain in detail about the types of contract with checklist.
ii) What are the stages in contract placement. Explain the same briefly.
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Explain in detail, the organizational behavior with examples.
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i) Write a note on Oldham-Hackman Job characteristics model.
ii) Explain in detail, the Recruitment process.
11. Explain portfolio management of software projects. Discuss with examples.
12. Explain the stepwise project planning activities in detail with a suitable Flowchart
13. Explain in detail about RAD
14. Discuss in detail about the Software process models and how the choice of process
model is done
15. Differentiate between PERT and CPM and also explain the steps involved in constructing
PERT chart
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. i)Explain the various Risk Identification techniques.
ii) Explain in detail, the steps involved in risk planning
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i)Explain briefly Earned value analysis
ii)What are the typical stages in awarding a contract
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i)List the activities which require “Priority Monitoring” and explain them
ii)Explain the model of “Project Control Cycle” with suitable diagram
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i) Explain in detail, the leadership styles.
ii) List out the characteristics that are needed to improve the group performance.
20. List out the steps involved in selecting the right person for the job.
21. With a suitable example explain the different activities handled by software project
management
22. Explain in detail, the forward pass and backward pass with examples
23. Explain in detail about the Effort and Cost estimation techniques.
24. Briefly Explain
i) What is Extreme Programming?
ii)Managing interactive process
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i)List out the top ten software project risks and explain the strategies for reducing
each of the risks.
ii)Explain in detail, the forward pass and backward pass with examples.
26. Explain in detail, the different network planning models. Write examples for precedence
construction.
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i) Explain the procedure of Change Control.
ii)Write a short note on Types of Contract
28. Discuss the framework for Project Management and Control
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i) Explain Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
ii) Explain Decision making process
30. Briefly explain
i) Communication plan
ii) Communication genre
iii) Egoless programming
PART – C
1. Explain different types of team structures used in the project management.
2. Explain the steps in the COCOMO-II effort estimation technique
3. For the table given below, identify the critical path and hence calculate activity float and
free float using forward and backward pass.
4. Explain the steps in the COCOMO-II effort estimation technique.
5. Where are the estimates done? Explain the problems with over and under estimate.
6. List out the steps involved in selecting the right person for the job.