Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) 2007 B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering Software Project Management Set4 - Question Paper

1. (a) elaborate the risks in the waterfall model implemented in the traditional way?
(b) How can these risks be eliminated to a large extent ? still practicing the
waterfall model? [8+8]


2. (a) Why does software not provide as much returns on investment as other industries?
(b) elaborate the ways of achieving better economics in Software? [8+8]


3. (a) How will an activity network help in deciding the skills and number of people
needed during various phases of the project?
(b) Justify the dividing of the 4 phases of SW lifecycle into engineering and
production stages. [8+8]


4. (a) elaborate the 7 workflows in the lifecycle?
(b) What levels of activity take place in these workflows during every of the four
phases (Inception, elaboration, construction and transition) [8+8]


5. (a) elaborate the steps in identifying project roles? Name any 5 five project roles
and the skills needed for them.
(b) elaborate the benefits of matching people to roles? [10+6]


6. (a) elaborate the 4 component teams in a default Project organization and
their responsibility?
(b) How does the emphasis in the 4 teams evolve over the course of the entire
project? [8+8]


7. (a) elaborate the W5H ques. to be answered for a SW measure?
(b) Name metrics for reliability, SW cost, effort, SW complexity with examples.
[8+8]


8. What were metrics collected in CCPDS-R? What is the purpose of every metric?
[16]

Earning:   Approval pending.