1. What is software project management? (opinion based question.)
2. Why do we need to manage the entire software development? Why can't it be unmanaged? (Opinion based) 3. Differentiate contract project management and in-house project management/technical project management. 4. State and explain ISO 12207 software development life cycle. 5. Who are stakeholders in a software development? 6. State and explain principle project management processes. 7. Explain W5HH principles Barry Boehm. 8. Write a note on project portfolio management. 9. Explain cost benefit analysis. 10. Explain the process of risk identification and ranking. 11. Write a note on strategic programme management. 12. State and explain step wise project planning. (10 steps. Draw the chart.) 13. What do you mean by project scope and project objective? 14. Why project documentation is important? (Opinion based but should be technical.) 15. Why resources allocation is needed? 16. How do companies come to a decision whether to purchase a software or to build it? 17. Compare waterfall model with spiral model. 18. What is software prototyping? 19. Write a note on Atern method of software development. (Dynamic system development method) 20. State and explain agile approach of software development. 21. When and why, extreme programming (XP) is required? 22. Define the role of scrum master in a scrum model. 23. Write a note on Rapid Application Development. 24. Write a note on software effort estimation. 25. What is a bottom up estimation in software effort estimation? 26. Explain constructive cost model (COCOMO). 27. Differentiate cost estimation and effort estimation. 28. Write a note on activity planning. 29. What is a work breakdown structure (wbs)? Explain. 30. Differentiate between a gantt chart and a pert chart. 31. Explain critical path development during activity planning. 32. Explain activity float. 33. Explain risk management and it's importance 34. Write a note on risk identification process 35. Explain risk planning in brief 36. What do you mean by a contingency plan 37. State and explain Barry Boehm's top 10 risks and their counter measures 38. Explain Monte Carlo simulation 39. Write a note on resource scheduling 40. Write a note on cost scheduling 41. Explain critical path method 42. Explain with diagram project control cycle
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43. What is RAG reporting (Red, Amber ,Green)
44. Why is cost monitoring and control required 45. Explain the terms given below a) scheduled variance b) time variance c) cost variance 46. Write a note on configuration management process 47. State and explain different types of contracts 48. Differentiate open tendering process and restricted tendering process 49. State and explain stages in contract placement 50. Is it necessary to manage people while software development is in process 51. Write a note on organizational behavior 52. State and explain Maslow's hierarchy of needs 53. Write a note on stress management 54. Write a note on code of conduct, ethical and professional concerns in software development environment 55. What is a team. State the steps for becoming a team 56. List down the points to enhance group performance 57. List down the obstacles in decision making 58. Explain the terms a) team heedfulness b) Egoless programming c) Chief programmer teams 59. Write a note on functional format versus project format 60. What are dispersed and Virtual teams. How helpful dispersed and Virtual teams be there in software development process 61. Explain good leadership techniques 62. As a project manager while recruiting a personal in your team what qualities you will identify in a fellow member 63. State the importance of software quality in a software development process 64. State and explain software quality models(note: There are three models) 65. Write a short note on ISO 9126 66. Write a note on product versus process quality management 66. Explain quality management systems in context to ISO 9001:2000 67. Explain Capability Maturity Model (CMM) 68. Mention the techniques to help enhance software product quality 69. Expalin clean room software development process 70. Explain levels of testing 71. Why testing is important and explain test automation 72. Specify the reasons for project closure 73. What is a project closure report and why it is important to make it 74. What is a post implementation project review