| Level | Master |
| Program | MCIS |
| Semester | Fall |
| Year | 2017 |
| Course | Software Project Management |
| Full Marks | 100 |
| Pass Marks | 60 |
| Time | 4 hrs |
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions:
- Explain the major improvement suggested on conventional process 10 model. Why conventional method failed in practice?
- What are the five basic parameters of Software Economics? Explain 10 process improvement methods, briefly.
- Explain the importance of stagein software life cycle. Explain the 10 software process that best suits the engineering and production stage of software life cycle.
- What is the purpose of software artifact sets? Explain the types of engineering artifact sets.
- Draw the network model of following given project and find the cost of 15 critical path. Explain the role of float/slage in this analysis.
| Activity | A | B | C | D | F | G | H | I |
| Predecessor | – | – | A | A | B,C | F | B,C,D | H,G |
| Duration | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
- Explain seven core metrics for managing a modern software process.
- Explain next generation cost model? Explain the use of Earned Value Method for Project Management with an example.
- Explain the purpose of cost estimation in project management? Explain function point effort estimation technique? Explain its benefits over COCOMO.
- Write short notes on any two:
- Iterative planning process
- Role of CMMI
- Round-trip engineering