Question Bank US05EBCA02 – Software Project Management

TYBCA (Semester – V)
US05EBCA02 – SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
QUESTION BANK

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

UNIT 1

1. A project is a ________________ Endeavor.

A. Temporary B. Good
C. Bad D. None of them
2. Project creates ____________ Product or services.
A. Reusable B. Unique
C. Common D. None of them
3. Which one is not a example of project?
A. Launching new Product
B. Developing a new product or service
C. marketing campaign for a new product
D. watching a movie
4. Effective software project management focuses on four P's which are
A. people, performance, payoff, product
B. people, product, performance, process
C. people, product, process, project
D. People ,process ,Payoff, Product
5. A project is considered successful when:
A. The product of the project has been manufactured.
B. The project sponsor announces the completion of the project.
C. The product of the project is turned over to the operations area to handle
the ongoing aspects of the project.
D. The project meets or exceeds the expectations of the stakeholders.
6. Which of these software characteristics are used to determine the scope of a
software project?
A. context, lines of code, function
B. context, function, communication requirements
C. information objectives, function, performance
D. communications requirements, performance, information objectives
7. Which of the following brings together a set of tools and techniques used to
describe, organize, and monitor the work of project activities?
A. Project managers B. Guide to the PMBOK
C. Project management D. Stakeholders
8. What are the triple constraints?
A. Time, schedules, and quality B. Time, availability, and quality
C. Time, money, and schedules D. Time, money, and quality

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9. Projects have predetermined

A. Time Span B. Budget
C. none of them D. Both A and B
10. Feasibility is carried out in
A. Initiation phase B. Definition Phase
C. Design phase D. Development phase
11. Which of the following principles of project management defines and controls the
functions that are to be included in the system?
A. Project Quality Management B. Project Cost management
C. Project time Management D. Project Scope Management
12. Which of the following are Project Management processes?
A. Planning and develop processes
B. Analyzing and evaluate processes
C. Planning and Executing processes
D. None of them
13. Your project _________ statement tells you what must be done, how it must be
done.
A. assumption B. resource
C. scope D. constraint and objectives or specifications to be met

UNIT 2

1. A WBS numbering system allows project staff to

A. Systematically estimate costs of WBS elements
B. Provide project justification
C. Identify the level at which individual items are found
D. Use it in project management software
2. To manage a project effectively, work should be broken down to small pieces.
Which of the following does NOT describe how far to decompose the work?
A. Until it has a meaningful conclusion
B. Until it cannot be logically subdivided further
C. Until it can be done by one person
D. Until it can be realistically estimated
3. If you guess how much time or money you need it is called _______________.
A. Estimate B. Duration
C. Level of effort D. Process
4. Which of the following is not a part of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
A. Activity B. Time
C. Tasks D. Steps
5. A project schedule is the _______________of when things will happen in a project.
A. Specification B. Order
C. Group D. Activity

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6. If you guess how much time or money you need it is called_____________.

A. Estimate B. Duration
C. Level of effort D. Process
7. If the activity or task is represented on the node(boxes) it is known as
A. Activity on node Diagram B. Activity on Arrow Diagram
C. Task Diagram D. none of them

UNIT 3

1. Estimation techniques depend on the prior ________ and _________ of project

managers.
A. Age and Experience B. Honesty and Abilities
C. Management and knowledge D. Experience and Domain knowledge
2. __________and ____________ will never be an exact science.
A. Errors and Estimation B. Testing and Maintains cost
C. Software cost and Effort estimation D. Software cost and Output
3. ________________ is a systematic attempt to specify threats to the project plan.
A. Software Sizing B. Risk identification
C. Linear Models D. COCOMO
4. ________________ tools implement one or more decomposition techniques or
empirical models.
A. Automated estimation B. Multiplicative
C. Problem-Based D. Monitoring
5. SLOC means ________________________
A. Source Line of Control B. Source Line of Code
C. Second Line of code D. South line of code
6. ____________ are used for estimation in Large Scale.
A. SLOC B. FP
C. KSLOC D. SEE
7. _____________ are consists of a number of dependent phases that are executed
in a sequential order with no feedback loops.
A. Multiplicative models B. COCOMO
C. Seer-Sem D. Linear Models
8. The project manager should monitor the _______________ of risk mitigation steps.
A. Cost B. Abilities
C. Activities D. Effectiveness
9. ________________ are potential threat to every software project.
A. Generic risks B. Models
C. Estimation D. Problems

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10. The project managers identify the ___________ that affect software risk
components.
A. Design B. Risk Drivers
C. Area D. Performance

UNIT 4

1. To define all project tasks, build a network that depicts their ________________
A. Interdependencies B. Arrangement
C. Position D. Work
2. Software project scheduling is an activity that distributes ________________
across the planned project duration.
A. Resource B. Time
C. Estimated effort D. Money
3. All Estimation methods are based upon the _____ core metrics.
A. Three B. Two
C. Five D. Six
4. UCP means __________________
A. You case points B. use case preference
C. use case perfect D. Use Case Points
5. A task network, also called an activity network, is a _________________ of the task
flow for a project.
A. Slide Presentation B. Video
C. graphic representation D. Drawing
6. Full form of WBS is
A. With both system B. work breakdown structure
C. Without break structure D. Work bound system
7. The ____________________ provides a road map for a software project manager.
A. Project Cost B. Project Resources
C. Project Schedule D. Project Distribution

SHORT QUESTIONS (Each of 2 Marks)

UNIT 1

1. Define Project?
2. Give Examples of Project?
3. What are the three Components of project management?
4. What is Project Management?
5. List out phases of Project Management?
6. Define Initiation phase?
7. Define Definition Phase?
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8. Define Design phase?

9. What do you mean by Development phase?
10. How Projects are different from task?
11. Define project stake holders.
12. What are the benefits of management?

UNIT 2

1. Define project Activity?

2. List out the Elements of Activity Diagram?
3. List out the criteria for completeness in the WBS.
4. What do you mean by Resource?
5. Give difference between Capital Resource and Human Resource.
6. What is a WBS? What purpose does it serve?
7. What do you mean by Activity on node Diagram?
8. List out the Inputs needed for Resource Estimation.
9. List out the Tool and Techniques needed for resource estimation.
10. What are the outputs of Resource Estimation?
11. Define Joint Project planning session.
12. Who can be the facilitators of joint project planning session?
13. List out the deliverables of joint project planning session.
14. Define Project Proposal.

UNIT 3

1. Write a form (equation) for estimation Empirical Techniques.

2. List the Decomposition Techniques.
3. Which Algorithmic methods are used for estimation of software?
4. What is Risk identification?
5. How many types of risk are there?
6. List the Risk drivers that affect software risk components.
7. List the Risk analysis activities to assist the project team.
8. What is risk mitigation?

UNIT 4

1. What manager will do to accomplish "one day at a time."?

2. Define: Software project scheduling.
3. What is a macroscopic schedule?
4. What is a detailed schedule?
5. List the Basic principles guide for software project scheduling.
6. List the methods which are used to find Effort Estimation.
7. Which are the basic steps to determine a project’s required test effort by UCP?
8. What is the full form of PERT?
9. What is the Purpose of Project Monitoring and Control?

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LONG QUESTIONS (>=3 Marks)

UNIT 1

1. Write a note on Project Specifications and parameter?

2. What are characteristics of Project?
3. Explain in detail different phases of Project Management?
4. Write a note on Principles of Project Management?
5. Explain Project Management lifecycle?
6. What is the difference between software projects and other types of project?
7. Why organize an activity or job as a project?

UNIT 2

1. Explain Project Activity?

2. What are the main Steps Involves in creating Activity Diagram?
3. Write a note on Work break Down Structure?
4. Explain the criteria for the completeness in the WBS.
5. Write a note on Activity Resource Requirements and cost.
6. Explain Joint Project Planning Session.
7. Write a note on Project Management Plan.
8. Draw activity Diagram for the following table

Activity Duration Precedent Activity

A 3 -
B 5 A
C 3 A
D 11 A,B,C
E 7 D
F 4 D
G 9 E,F
H 2 -

9. Explain Project proposal.

10. Explain the numbering system in WBS using an example.

UNIT 3

1. Write Short note on Empirical Project Estimation Techniques.

2. Explain Software Sizing in Detail.
3. Write a Short note on Algorithmic methods.
1. Function Point Size Estimates
2. Seer-Sem
3. COCOMO
4. Explain the general characteristics of Automated Estimation Tools.

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5. Write short note on Risk Components and Drivers.

6. Write steps to that perform during the risk assessment.
7. Explain Risk analysis activities in detail.

UNIT 4

1. Explain the Basic principles guide for software project scheduling.

2. Write a short note on Function Point Analysis Method.
3. Explain Test Point Analysis Method in detail.
4. Write a short note on Scheduling.
5. Explain Process of the Project Monitoring and Control Phase.
6. Write a short note on Graphical Reporting Tools.

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