UCS1020 – SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT 9. Differentiate PERT and CPM.

RETEST QUESTIONS
10. What is Monte Carto simulation method?
UNIT I – PROJECT EVALUATION AND PROJECT PLANNING
PART A PART B
1. Define software project management 1. Explain the objectives of activity planning.
2. What is project?Mention its characteristics. 2. Explain network planning model. Explain about
3. Mention the characteristics of software projects CPM
differ from other projects. 3. Explain forward pass and backward pass.
4. What are the categories of software projects? 4. Explain PERT technique.
5. What are the activities of management? 5. Explain risk identification and risk assessment.
6. Define SMART.
UNIT IV – PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
7. Why project evaluation is important? PART A
8. Define Portfolio management. 1. What are the categories of reporting?
9. What are the steps in cost benefit analysis? 2. Draw project control cycle.
10. Define strategic programme management. 3. What is the use of checkpoints in
PART B monitoring?
1. Explain the activities of Software project 4. List out various progress visualization tool.
management. 5. What is slip chart? Mention its advantages.
2. Discuss how to set the objectives for the project. 6. Define Earned value analysis. List out the
Explain the different categories of software project. methods for assigning earned value in EVA.
3. Explain the cost benefit evaluation technique in 7. Define SCM.
detail with an example. 8. Define managing contracts. Mention the
4. Explain stepwise project planning in detail types of contracts.
5. Explain about PPM and Strategic programme 9. Define BCWP, BCWS
management. 10. Define Fixed price, time and material
contracts.
UNIT II – PROJECT LIFE CYCLE AND EFFORT
ESTIMATION
PART A PART B
1. What is software process model?
1. Discuss the framework for management control.
2. Define RAD. Mention its advantages.
3. Define Agile method. List out various agile approach.
2. Explain the visualization of project progress in
4. Define extreme programming. detail
5. What is SCRUM? 3. Explain Earned value analysis in detail
6. Define Software estimation. Mention the steps in 4. Explain software configuration management.
software estimation. 5. Explain contract management process and
7. Write about COCOMO Model. types of contracts in detail.
8. Give an idea about parametric model.
9. List out the advantages of function point analysis.
10. Give the units of measuring software size. UNIT V – STAFFING IN SOFTWARE PROJECTS
PART B PART A
1. Explain the software process model and choice of
process model. 1.How do you select right person for the job?
2. Discuss RAD model in detail 2.Define how to manage people in organization.
3. Explain the agile methods in detail. 3.List out various motivation model.
4. Explain COSMIC full function point and COCOMO II 4.What is maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
Parametric model in detail 5.State Herzberg’s two factor theory.
5. Explain about staffing pattern 6.What are the various stage of development of team?
7.Define job enlargement and job enrichment.
UNIT III – ACTIVITY PLANNING AND RISK 8.What do you understand by virtual team?
MANAGEMENT 9.What are the three basic objectives of organizational
PART A behaviour?
1. What are the objectives of activity planning? 10. Define communication genre.
2. Define project schedule.
3. Define activities. Mention the approaches to define PART B
activities. 1. Explain managing people in the organization.
4. What do you understand by Work Breakdown 2. Discuss in detail organizational structure.
structure? 3. Explain Oldham-Hackman job characteristic model
5. Define forward pass and backward pass. 4. Explain the motivation model in detail.
6. Define critical path. Mention its significance.
5. Explain the importance of working together as a
7. Define risk management. List the factors to identify
the risk. team and the various aspects of team development.
8. What is resource allocation?