1165 ‘Course Code ; 09x wa2 (To be filled itt by the candidatey PSi COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE ~641 004 SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER - 2014 MSc = SOFTWARE ENGINEERING: ~? Semester : 9 O9XW92 SOFTWARE PROCES MANAGEMENT Time: 3Hours Maximum Marks : 100 INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Answer ALE questions trom PART -A and Answer any FIVE questions; fom PART-= B. Question undet PART - C is Compiil sory PART -A Marks: 10x3=30 Why Size measure shoul be used in Job Number Log instead of unit count? 2. Ifyou-¢opied 120 Linas of Code from a previous program and wrate 180 New Linas of (Code then what will b@ the value of Newand Changed: Lines of Code? 38.° How are maximum and minimum size numbers in the program size (Lines of — Code) section are obtained ? 4, Why redundant or exira statements are considered as detecis? 5.0 Why the “yield” value should be more than 80%? 6. What is the"relationship between Appraisal Failure ratio and the number of defects found during the testing process ? 7. Team Leader Goal states * Bulld and Maintain an effective team". Obtain measures for the above goal. 8. Is Personal Software Process methodology applicable to a software application Which is developed using an iterative process modal ? 9. What is the relationship between TQM and.CMM? 10. Why “Product Identification “is an important requirement according “to” IS09004 standards? PART -B Marks : 5x 10=50 14 a) Your managers feel that they do not want theif-team to perlorm: Reviews on the Products they produce, but shoul have extemal persons doing it to have additional checks on their team's work. Also, this would help ease project pressure. How would you react and why? (5) bb) How can we measure the goals‘ with respect to a software project ?. Explain with examples: ® 12 a) What\.are the various’ roles identified in a software project by the Team Software Process (TSP) ? Explain the responsbilties of each «le. (8) ‘Pape No: |1165 No of Pages : 3 ‘Course Code ; 09x wa2 13 14 15 16. b) You have'the delivery ofthe product inthe next 2 te 3 days and you have people already overworked and your budget does not allow you ta. include new team: members. You are finding that'each cycle, ofthe testing is:revealing new defects. As a/project manager haw would you ensure the schedule is met and the: quality of the product is high (5) a} A test engineer has just started torecord defect daia for her process: The following defect data was collected trom 10 recent projects she has worked on. The defect types are? 10— Documentation ; 20— Syntax; 30 — Build; 40 ~ Assignment, 50 — Interface: 60 — Checking; 70 — data; 80° function; 90 — system; 100 = environment Delect Type Number of o¢currences 10 5 20 40 30 5 40 22 50 14, 60 9 70 " 80 38 20 2 100 1 Discuss the areas where you think this engineer should tocus his defect-detection ‘and defect prevention activities. What action s do you suggest ?: 16) b) Explain the various Key Process areas ef the Delined level of . Capability ‘Maturity Model, 4) a) How process and product quality are related with each other ? Explain with: examples. 8) b). Why is a SEPG (Software Engineering Process Group.) essential for test process optimization ?.Are'there any other groups in an organization that might: play a role in achieving this goal’ If yes, then give reasons for your choices. 4 a) Whatis'a product plan ? What are the advantages of using a product plan ? Eipiain the preduet planning document. used in the personal software process. (5) b) Some organizations use the maasure of detect density as an indication of the reliability of their software. Comment on the usetulof this measurement. 8 Your ofgahization is an [SO 9001 certified, software development organization Your CEO wants you to find out whether ISO 9001 has improved the company's Processes and products. CEO has also asked you to. assess it on Sottware CMM model and take steps to bring it 1a Managed process maturity level. How would you measure the affect of ISO $001 certification and what are the possible things your. organization may require to-do now for implementing CMM model 7 Page No: 21165 No of Pages : 3 ‘Course Code ; 09x wa2 PART - Marks : 1x 20=20 17, The quality manager of a company XYZ was asked by the management to analyze the. problems reported and solved during the last twelve months and'come out with a causal analysis atter identitying the root cause, The quality manager found that. there were 450 problems reported in the last twelve months ‘relating to the. various Prooasses in the personal banking system. You are required to list the most important process@s in the line of business and the, list of potential problems that ‘could have ogcurred and their Causes. Identify the root causes of the problems and explain how you will introduce a new process or modify the existing process in, order to avoid the problems in future. vENDI FDIKS Page No: 3