Software Project Management

Unit 1: Introduction and Software Project Planning

  • Q1). What is project? explain the characteristics of projects.
  • Q2). What is project management?
  • Q3). Discuss various types of the software Projects.
  • Q4). How software projects are different from other types of project?
  • Q5). What are the activities or knowledge are involved in management/project management?
  • Q6). What are the various activities covered by software project management? Also, explain the life cycle of a software project.
  • Q7). Explain the various problems associated with software projects in detail.
  • Q8). Explain the need and identification of software project management. Also write a vision and scope documents according to the IEEE standard related to SPM.
  • Q9). Explain the various factors which describe the scope of software?
  • Q10). Describe project management life cycle.
  • Q11). Write the objectives of Software Project Management.
  • Q12). What is the management spectrum.Explain.
  • Q13). What is the Software Projects management(SPM) framework? Explain.
  • Q14). Write the various responsibilities of software project manager.
  • Q15). Write the note on Software Project Planning.
  • Q16). Write down the outline of stepwise planning activities.
  • Q17). How do we identify the planning objectives?
  • Q18). When software planning activity start and end in software life cycle? List some important activities that a software project manager performs during software project planning?
  • Q19). Write short note on software project planning and its scope.
  • Q20). Describe the various dimensions of software project planning? Discuss the impact of each section of a software project planning on the successful completion of the software project.
  • Q21). What do you mean by project plan? Also, Discuss types of project plans.
  • Q22). What is Pragmatic Planning? Explain.
  • Q23). Explain the structure of a Software Project Management Plan in detail.
  • Q24). Explain Software Project Estimation.Why it is needed?
  • Q25). Is Software Project Estimation is essential for all kinds of software Project? Discuss various Software project estimation techniques, together with their merits and demerits.
  • Q26). What is Botton-Up estimating? Explain.
  • Q27). Explain the top-down approach and parametric models.
  • Q28). List and Explain the various type of estimation approach and when these are used? what do you understand by function point?
  • Q29). explain the various type of estimation models with suitable example.
  • Q30). What is the role of cost estimation in a software development project. Briefly explain cocomo model for cost estimation for all category of projects.
  • Q31). Write short note on Decision Process.