UNIT- IV

1. What do you understand by the terms CASE tool and CASE environment?
2. Explain MS-PROJECT Planning Tools with suitable examples.
3. Discuss the Software Project Management roles for the followings.
 Baseline for controlling software evolution.
 Change Request management (CRM).
 Version Control.
4. Explain various project scheduling techniques. Explain the difference between CPM and
PERT.
5. What is project risk management? What are the RM processes?
6. What is Software configuration management? List and discuss the key functions of the
configuration management process.
7. Discuss risk identification, risk monitoring and risk mitigation with an example.
8. Explain the various activities involved in the change control process in detail.
9. With an example, explain the need of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
10. Explain Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) in details.

Supplementary Questions

1. Explain how to use decision trees analysis for quantifying risk.

2. Widgetco is about to introduce a new product. One unit of this product is produced by
assembling subassembly1 and subassembly2. Before production begins on either
subassembly, raw materials must be purchased and workers must be trained. Before the
subassemblies can be assembled into the final product, the finished subassembly2 must be
inspected. A list of activities, their predecessors, and their durations is given in the following
Table

Activity Predecessors Duration(days)

A – Train workers --------- 6

B – Purchase raw materials --------- 9

C – Make subassembly 1 A,B 8

D – Make subassembly 2 A,B 7

E – Inspect subassembly 2 D 10

F – Assemble Subassemblies C,E 12

 Draw a project diagram (network) for this project?

 What is the total project time?
 What is the critical path?

TEXT BOOK:
T1. Royce, “Software Project Management”, Pearson Education.
T2. M. Cotterell, Software Project Management, Tata McGraw-Hill Publication.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
R1. Bob Hughes, Mikecotterell, “Software Project Management”, Third Edition, Tata McGraw Hill.
R2. Jalote, “Software Project Manangement in Practive”, Pearson Education.
R3. Kieron Conway, Software Project Management, Dreamtech Press

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