Reg. No. Question Paper Code : 96238 M.C.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY/MARCH 2014. Fifth Semester DMC 1802 - SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Regulations 2007) ‘Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions, PART A— (10 x 2= 20 marks) 1.” Distinguish between the terms task and activity in a project management, State the Boehm’s theory Sketch the Stakeholder’s Map for the private enterprise and Government. Define the project activities where the WorkBreak Down structure is needed. List the suggestions to mitigate the size related risks. What are'the advantages and disadvantages of COCOMO? State the five main parts of a generic organization. What are the steps involved in the process for identifying new dependencies? Give the key process areas of SEI CMM and how are they defined. 10. Tabulate the law speciality areas mapped to product, project and people. Prragee PART B — (5 x 16 = 80 marks) 11. (@) Consider an ABC software company is to develop a software for effective counseling for allotment of Engineering seats for students with high scores ranking from the top ranking colleges. The product has to be upgraded if there is an entrance score to be considered, Describe the appropriate product development life cycle and the standards and skills required, (a6) Or (b) Elaborate on the six classes of the product domain by defining the process domain. (16)12, 13, 4. 15. (a) () (a) ) @) ) (a) ®) How is the basic system life cycle model affect the goal and scope of the software project? Discuss the various issues of project planning. (16) Or Illustrate with a software, the process in determining the software WBS architecture, populate the software WBS and in determining the cost categories for the software. (16) (@_ Discuss on the effort measures in software estimation process. State their significance and purpose. ® (i) Explain the effects of reuse on software size and how accurate with reuse. ® Or Explain the SLIM, a mathematical model with their advantages and disadvantages. (16) Describe in detail the various types of organizational structures like functional, matrix and projectized with the benefits and limitations. (16) Or Explain with examples the scheduling fundamentals. Explain PERT and CPM scheduling in terms of network diagram with neat sketches. (16) (@ Discuss on the issues of Quality Function Deployment. @) Gi) Explain the standards, practices, conventions and metrics driven in ‘an industry in maintaining the software quality assurance. ® Or Elaborate on the planning and organizing for Software Configuration Management (SCM) which includes potential SCM problem classes, Staffing and tools. Also state the benefits of SCM process and tools. (16) 2 96238Reg. No. Ll I | Question Paper Code : 86238 M.C.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, AUGUST 2013. Fifth Semester DMC 1802 — SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Regulation 2007) Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions. PART A — (10 x 2= 20 marks) 1. State the purpose of SEI CMM and list the five levels. 2. Sketch the different phases in the product development life cycle 8. What are the roles of government stakeholders? Who are the other significant stakeholders involved in a project? 4. List the five steps to construct a work breakdown structure for a software Project. 5. What are the measures used in estimating the size of software under development? 6. State the advantages and disadvantages of the SLIM model. 7. What are the factors involved in the representation of Network Diagram? List the methods and their use. 8. Write the Goldratt’s approach to critical chain scheduling. 9. Give the function of Quality Function Deployment (QFD). List the advantages of using QFD during requirements elicitation, 10. List any two legal practice areas applied in software and two specialties areas that are not applied.1. 12. 18, 14. (a) ) (a) (b) @ ) (@) ® @ © PART B — (6 x 16 = 80 marks) Explain the Spiral software development life cycle model with a neat sketch of all its components with an illustration, State its strengths and weaknesses. Justify some of the applications where spiral model will be more suitable. (6) Or (State the different key process areas of different levels in defining the SEI CMM and its life cycle. ® (i) Explain the significant issues of management skills. ® Represent the Work Breakdown Structure as tree and elaborate on the approaches to building a WBS. (16) Or () Define a Milestone in the software development. How is it represented in the WBS? @) (i) How are the goals and scopes determined in the software project? Explain the methods used in defining the project planning. ® (@ Discuss on the various software metrics used in the estimation. (6) (i) Compare and contrast various issues and factors of COCOMO model with other levels of COCOMO models. (10) Or Explain with a neat sketch all the steps involved in the software effort and cost estimation process. (18) (Compare and contrast all issues of CPM and PERT model Illustrate the use of network diagramming for CPM analysis. (10) (i) What is brainstorming? State the significant factors to be considered during brainstorming with their merits and demerits. (6) Or (Describe the various organizational structures and their implementation. (2) (i) Distinguish between external and internal dependencies. “ State the various Software Configuration Management (SCM) activities ‘and describe how these requirements for SOM are satisfied? (16) or Explain the major parts in building the Software Quality Assurance (SQA) plan and its role in product development life cycle. (16) 2 86238Reg. No.: I M.C.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013. Fifth Semester DMC 1802 — SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Regulation 2007) ‘Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions. PART A — (10 x 2= 20 marks) 1, Define the term project. List out the management skills required in a software project, 3. Comment on the role of stake holders in project selection. 4, Write any two ways of organizing work breakdown structure. 5. Why do we need to consider cost drivers in COCOMO estimation? 6, Suggest any two methods for reducing the errors in software effort estimation, List the steps involved in nominal group technique. 8. What are the factors to be considered for optimal resource leveling in a project? 9. List the objectives of formal technical reviews. 10, What are Baselines? When should they be created during software development life cycle?ar 12. 13. (a) (b) @ (b) @) (b) PART B— (5 x 16 = 80 marks) Explain the framework suggested by CMM for managing software process. Discuss its impact on software development life cycle. 6) Or (Enumerate the limitations of waterfall model and suggest methods to overcome the difficulties. © Gi) Select appropriate process models for executing the following projects giving proper justification + Development of an efficient C-compiler + Development of web based online railway reservation system. (10) (i Describe the issues to be considered in selecting a project team. (8) (ii) Briefly explain the code of ethies for software engincers developed by IEEE-CS/ACM joint taskforce. ® Or (i) Using an example bring out difference between project goals and project scope. © (ii) Briefly outline the five steps involved in constructing a Work Break Down structure of a software project. ao) (i) Compare COCOMO - 2 with original COCOMO. model and highlight the salient differences, O) Gi) Mlustrate the COCOMO estimation using an example of your choice. (10) Or (i) Differentiate Mathematical model from Regression model with respect to effort estimation. © (ii) Discuss the structure, advantages and limitations.of SLIM. (10) 2 8623814. (a) (Illustrate the basic principles of project scheduling. © (ii) The following table gives the list of tasks, their duration and dependency relation required to complete a software project: Identify its critical path. ‘Task Duration Dependencies (days) oat 8 - 72 15 - 73 15 1 4 10 - 75 10 72, T4 76 5 TLT2 7 20 1 78 25 ™ 19 16 73, T6 T10 15 75,17 TH 7 9 Tz 10 Tu Also construct a time-line chart for proj Or (b) @ Discuss about difficulties in PERT method of project scheduling. (6) (ii) Mlustrate the Earned Value Analysis technique of project tracking Comment on the suitability of this technique is project status reporting, (10) 15. (a) G@) Write note on quality function deployment. 6) (i) Explain the steps involved in the Check-in/Check-out process of SCM. (10) Or (b) Write short notes on the following : (@ Quality Control Vs Quality Assurance @) (ii) Legal issues in software products. 6) 3 86238‘Time : Three hours PEAR ewe 10. il. Reg. No.| | Question Paper Code : 765 M.C.A, DEGREE EXAMINATION, AUGUST 2012. Fifth Semester DMC 1802 — SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Regulation 2007) Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions, PART A — (10x 2= 20 marks) State the characteristics of the “V shape SDLC Model” What do you understand by “Process Tailoring”? What is a project charter? Name the six types of product domain. What are the three modes of COCOMO model? Differentiate feature points and function points. Distinguish between “Finish-to Start” and “Finish-to Finish” dependencies. Using suitable diagrams show the Activity On Node(AON ) and Activity on Arrow (AOA) representations. State the Goals of Requirement management KPA of a CMM level 2 organization. Draw the Pyramid structure of SCM. PART B— (5 x 16 = 80 marks) (a) List down the various product development techniques that a project manager needs to be familiar with. 6) (i) Deseribe the various phases of the RAD model and list out the model's strengths and weaknesses. ao) Or (6) (i) Explain the SEI/CMM process model, its maturity levels and the Key Process Areas for each level. ao) (i) List down the important engineering activities listed in ISO/IEC 12207 standard. ©12, 13. 14, 15. @) (b) @) (b) (a) (b) (a) b) () Explain the Top down and Bottom up Work Break Down Structures with the help of a suitable diagram. 8) (ii) Explain the various ‘Code of Ethics" for software engincers proposed by IEEE-CS/ACM joint force. @) Or @ Explain the contents of a Software Project Management Plan. (8) Gi) Discuss the importance of Project Portfolio Management. 8) (Discuss the Problems and Risks associated with estimating software size (10) (i) Compute the Effort Estimate for the following specification using Intermediate COCOMO model, State any assumptions made clearly.-The software is to be developed for a “Communication Processing” function using Microprocessors. The size of the “embedded “software is 10 KLOC.-The product complexity is rated to be Very High, the programmer Capability rated as Low and the main storage constraint as High and the respective effort multipliers can be taken as 1.30, 1.17 and 1.06. All other cost drivers are assumed to take their nominal values. O} Or (i) Explain the salient features of COCOMO II estimation model. (8) (i) What is Function point estimation? Explain the steps involved in computing the “Function Points” with an example. @) (Detail the advantages and disadvantages of the Matrix Organization, (10) (i) What are Gantt Charts? Explain their use in Scheduling. © Or Describe the Critical Path scheduling Method using an example. (16) (State and explain the various criteria to be used in selecting Software Configuration Management tools, (10) (i) Write short note on “Patents” and ‘Copyrights” © Or Write short notes on the following (Basie requirements of a Software Configuration Management system. ® (i) Software Quality Assurance Plan. @ 2 76538Rog. No-: COO Question Paper Code : 86538 M.C.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY 2012. Fifth Semester DMC 1802 — SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Regulation 2007) me : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions. PART A— (10 x 2= 20 marks) 1. Which Process model will be used to develop the following system ? Justify. (a) Railways interactive system, which allows railway passengers to find train times from terminals installed in stations. (b) Airline Reservation system, which is intended to replace an existing system, 2, Distinguish between CMM and ISO. 3, What is the purpose of using Myers-Briggs Personality Type indicator? 4. How can we define the project milestones? 5. What are the three modes to categorize the complexity of the system with respect to COCOMO model? 6. Specify any four disadvantages of using Lines of Code (LOC) as a unit of software measurement. 7. What is the role of a Project Expeditor? How it is different from the role of a project coordinator? 8. Distinguish between CPM and PERT scheduling. 9. What is the relationship between Software Configuration Management (SCM) and CMM? 10. Distinguish between System Testability and Test Capability.1. 12, 13. 14. (a) (b) (a) (b) (@) (b) (@) (b) (a) &) PART B — (5 x 16 = 80 marks) Explain the Process of creating a software life cycle Process (SLCP) with aneat diagram. Or Explain the SE] CMM maturity levels and their corresponding Key Process Areas, Explain the various guiding principles for selecting a project team. Or What is a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) ? Explain the various approaches for building a WBS? Explain the Function Points Analysis method for software size estimation with an example. Or Explain how effort estimation is done with SLIM model. What are its limitations? Explain the process of assigning resources for an efficient software project management, Or What are the various types of software development dependencies? Explain with examples. What is Software Configuration Management? Why is it important? Explain how change and version control is implemented in an industry. Or Explain the various benefits and legal issues in software development process. 2 86538Reg. No. : Question Paper Code : 96738 M.C.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, AUGUST 2011. Fifth Semester DMC 1802 — SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Regulation 2007) ‘Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks ess ep fea uw Answer ALL questions. PART A— (10 x 2 = 20 marks) How do Prototypes help in software development? List the characteristics of an organization that is at level 1 of CMM. What are the critical factors to be considered while selecting a project team? Why are milestones important in software development life cycle? Give reasons to establish that software effort estimation is a risky activity. Is Lines of code a good measure of software estimation? ~ Justify. What is a critical path and how does this affect project completion? How should a project manager handle poor performers? Give two distinct reasons to establish the need for software configuration management. Why legal issues are important with respect to software release? PART B — (6 x 16 = 80 marks) (@) Compare the traditional water-fall model with incremental model of software development. Give illustrative example highlighting the suitability of these models in software development. (16) Or (b) Explain the framework developed by CMM in improving the productivity of a software organization. (18)12. 13. 4. 15. (@) ) (@) ©) @) ) (a) ©) () Briefly outline the challenges involved in managing domain processes. ® (ii) Explain any two cases of portfolio management. ® Or Explain the significance of work breakdown structure in project planning. Tllustrate the Top-down approach of building work breakdown structure with an example project of your choice. (16) Consider a Library Management System with functionalities for rentals, returns reservations and fee collection. Using inquiries, COCOMO technique, estimate the effort required for developing the system. State the assumptions made in the estimation. 6) Or () Comment on the roles assigned to a software engineer. © (i) Discuss the structure, advantages and limitations of SLIM. (10) (Bring out the significance of resource leveling in software projects. ® (i) Mustrate the PERT method of identifying the critical path of a project. ® Or Describe in detail the Critical chain scheduling techniques. (16) (Explain the cost involved in building quality assurance of software 6) Gi) Develop a set of guidelines for conducting a Formal technical review. : (10) Or Write short notes on the following : (Change control board. ® @) Gi) Quality function deployment. 2 96738Reg.No.:[ | T | | | Es Question Paper Code : 85739 M.C.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY 2011. Fifth Semester DMC 1802 — SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Regulation 2007) ‘Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks 10, Answer ALL questions, PART A — (10 x 2 = 20 marks) What is SRS? What is the use of this? List out the engineering activities involved with ISO/IEC 12207 standard. What are the three classes of portfolio models? Give a diagrammatical representation of various possible WBS. ‘A development project is sized at 7.5 KLOC. Using the basic COCOMO approach with organic mode, calculate Effort, development time and productivity. What are the three models of COCOMO-II? Brief it. What is AOA? Give one example. What is TOC? Write down the important steps. ‘What are the types of requirements? Why SCM is so important?i. 12, 13. 14. 15. (a) () (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) @ Gi) @ Gi) @ a) @ Gi) a Gi) i) (i) @ Gi) @ Gi) @ Gi) @ (i) PART B — (5 x 16 = 80 marks) ‘What are the five levels of process maturity? Brief it. Also specify its KPA‘ ®) Explain the V-model with suitable diagram. (8) Or Explain about RAD model and its strengths in detail. ®) In which process model the first delivery is called ‘Core product”? Explain this. (8) Discuss about Dupont financial model with diagram. Also write about what you understand from financial process? (8) What are the guiding principles for selecting a project team? Explain, @) Or Draw a tree structure diagram of WBS. Brief the modules. @) How to create a work packages? Explain. @ Describe about various COCOMO modes in detail. (8) How the effort will be estimated in the basic COCOMO? Explain. (8) Or List out all the advantages and disadvantages of SLIM model. (8) Draw a responsibility assignment matrix and brief it @) Does organization size matter? Explain your answer, (8) Explain about matrix organizations with suitable diagram. (8) Or ‘What are dependencies? Brief its various types. (8) What are the major difficulties with PERT? How to overcome this? (8) Differentiate reviews and audits. Who will conduct this? 8) What are the SCM principles? Explain with pyramid diagram. (8) Or What are the four basic requirements for an SCM system? Brief this. (8) Write short notes on SCM tools. (8) ai 85739Reg. No. : Question Paper Code : GG 2557 M.C.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, AUGUST 2010. Fifth Semester DMC 1802 — SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Regulation 2007) ‘Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks 10. 1. Answer ALL questions. PART A—(10 x2 = 20 marks) Define the terms: Process, Activity, Write down the categories of process mapping. ‘What are the six classes of product domains in software product development? "Distinguish between project processes and product processes. What are the characteristics of activity identification? List the advantages of COCOMO model. What is the use of Responsibility Assignment Matrix? Mention the use of Gantt chart, What is Quality Function Deployment? ‘What is meant by Software Configuration Item (SCI)? PART B — (6 x 16 = 80 marks) (a) G) Highlight the project and product management skills. (8) (i) Explain the steps in product development life cycle. (8) Or (b) (i) Explain the organization of customized software development Process. (8) Gi) Describe the five levels of SEI — CMM. @®12, 13, 14, 15. (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (i) _ Explain about the project selection models. (8) (ii) What is DuPont financial model? Explain. (8) Or (i) Explain the sets of guiding principles for selecting a project team.(8) (ii) What is Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)? Explain the approaches for building a WBS. , & (i) Tabulate the integral activities of software development life eycle.(8) (ii) Explain the basic steps of Function Point Analysis. @ Or (i) With a neat sketch, explain the steps of software effort and cost estimation. 8) (ii) Briefly explain the three levels of COCOMO model. @) (Explain the generic model of an organization, 8) (ii) Discuss the types of software development dependencies. 8) Or (@ Explain the use of CPM in schedule analysis. Ilustrate with an example. (20) i) Write about critical chain scheduling. © Explain in detail the way of building the Software Quality Assurance plan, (16) Or ( How can software configuration be implemented in an organization? a0) Gi) Describe the benofits of SCM process and tools. 6)Reg. No.: Question Paper Code: YY 2564 M.C.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY 2010. Fifth Semester DMC 1802 —'SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Regulation 2007) Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions. PART A — (10 x 2 = 20 marks) 1. What do you understand by the term “Tailoring of a processes”? 2. What is Organizational Process Definition” in a CMM level 3 organization? 3, What are project milestones? Give examples. 4. What are “IS” and “IS NOT” techniques? 5. What are the characteristics of (a) Organic mode and (b) Semi detached mode in COCOMO model? 6. Is “CMM level 2 goal” related to software estimation? Justify your answer. 7. State the merits of “Functional organization”. 8 List down the steps used in “Nominal Group Technique” process. 9. State the Goals of . Requirement Management KPA in CMM level 2 organization. 10. What is “SCM Pyramid Structure”?i. 12. 13. ‘a) (b) (a) (b) (a) @ Gi) a Gi) @ Gi) wi i) w@ wi) PART B —(5 x 16 = 80 marks) An organization wants to be assessed at level 4 of CMM. State the necessary “Key Process Areas” that the organization has to achieve. ® Explain briefly the PDCA cycle of process management. @ Or What are the eleven “Product Competencies” associated with Product Development techniques? Explain. . @® Discuss the features of ISO/IEC 12207 standard. ®) Describe the three classes of Portfolio management. 8) What is a Project Charter? Explain in detail. ) Or State and explain the Guiding Principles for selecting a project team. (8) Explain the Top-down and Bottom-up approaches for building the Work Break down Structures. ) Discuss the Problems and Risks associated with estimation of the Size and the methods of mitigating the above risks. (8) ‘As a Project Manager you are requested to perform the effort estimation for a Air-Traflic Control project (hence the mode is Embedded) The following project related information are available to you : © The Software has three modules with 5 KLOC, 2KLOC and S3KLOC respectively. © The effort multipliers for (1) Data base size (2) Product complexity and (3) Programmer Capability are given as 0.95, 1.25 and 0.8 respectively. + All other cost drivers have only nominal effect, hence the effort multiplication factor for each of them can be assumed to be 1.0, Compute the Effort in person Months using the COCOMO model. ®) Or 2 ‘YY 256414. (b) (b) (a) (b) (What are the typical projects roles assigned to software engineers? Explain the characteristics of the roles. (8) (ii) What are the disadvantages of the SLIM model. Discuss. (8) (Explain the four types of “Star-Finish” Software Dependency relationships. @) Gi) Discuss the importance of “Leveling the Resource Assignment ” in Software projects. @) Or Describe in detail the “Critical Chain” scheduling techniques. 6) (Explain the use of QFD in requirements Elicitations Process. (8) Gi) Outline the contents of typical Software Quality Assurance plan. (8) Or Write short notes on : (i) Benefits of using SCM process in an organization. «) Gi) Copy rights versus patent. “@ Gii) Legal issues related to software contracts. @eg. No[ LL 1557 M.C.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, AUGUST 2009, ith Semestor DMC 1802 — SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Regulation 2007) ‘imo: Three hours Maximum : 100 marke ‘Anuier ALI- questions. pARTA—dox2 0 marks) Compare project and product proceees ‘What are the ategories of process mapping? Whats project portfolio? 4. Write the stages of a model of team. ‘Wat ara the potential activities of V-shaped model? ‘What ie eatimation? List the pacts of a generic modal of an organization What do you mean by load leveling? Define Quality Function Deployment (DFD). 40, What are the basic requirements for » Sofware Configuration Management (SCM system? PART B— (6 « 16 80 marks) LL. (@) (i) Beplain the various project management esis 6 (di) Describe the step involved in process management. @ or () G@)_Bxplaia the various SEI-CMM levee, © Gi) Write about intarnatinal organization for standardization. (8)12, 13. rs 16. @ © o @ ) @ o ()_Bxplain the various clascos of produet domains in software product development. @ (it) Explain about software project management plan, © Or (Why do we need Work Breakdown Structure (WBS? Explain, (8) (i) Describe the contenta of werk package. @ ( Byplain tho environmental factors of Pusiction Point Analysis. (10) (Gi) List the advantages of COCOMO model, © or (Explain the stops in eetimeting with mathematical model. (8) Gi) Write about organizational planning, © ‘Bxplain the various types of organizations, a6 Or Wheto PERT? Bplain ita use in scheduling. a0) i) Describe the types of software development depandencies and ite relationship. © Bxplain in detail the way of building the Software Quality Assurance plan. a9) or (Describe the characteratiss of SCM functions, @ (Gi) Compare any four commercial SCM tals, @) 2 LL 887