Software Project Management (SPM) is a proper way of planning and leading software projects. It is a part of project management in which software projects are planned, implemented, monitored, and controlled.
| Level | Master |
| Program | MCIS |
| Semester | Fall |
| Year | 2017 |
| Course | Software Project Management |
| Full Marks | 100 |
| Pass Marks | 60 |
| Time | 4 hrs |
Questions of Software Project Management
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