ADMINISTRATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE EXERCISE UNIT II

1. A project is a collection of coordinated work activities conducted within a specific time frame that utilizes resources to achieve specified objectives. a. Briefly describe a project from your personal life that you have recently completed. State the nature of the project, the initial objectives, and planned the starting and ending dates and the actual starting and ending dates of the project. List any resources used (money, tools, materials, labor). b. List and compare the outcome of your project to the initial objectives.

2. Different kinds of projects tailor and adapt the generic techniques of project management (planning, estimating, measuring, controlling, communicating, coordinating, leading, managing risk) to fit the needs of the projects. For each of the following kinds of projects, list some factors that would influence the way you would plan, estimate, measure, control, communicate, coordinate, lead, and managing risk those projects: a. Building construction b. Restaurant kitchen c. Fruit picking d. Handcrafting of race cars

3. Authority and responsibility are major issues for project managers. a. Briefly state what is meant by authority. b. Briefly state what is meant by responsibility. c. Can authority be delegated? If not, why not? If so, give an example. d. Can responsibility be delegated? If not, why not? If so, give an example. e. Briefly explain why authority must be commensurate with responsibility.

4. ISO and IEEE standards 12207 include five activities for managing software projects: initiation and scope definition, planning, execution and control, review and evaluation, and closure. Consult a copy of either ISO 12207 or IEEE 12207 and briefly summarize the topics included in each of these five activities.