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JNTU MCA 2018 SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT Previous Question Paper (June/July - 2018 - R13)
Note: This question paper contains two parts A and B. Part A is compulsory which carries 20 marks. Answer all questions in Part A. Part B consists of 5 Units. Answer any one full question from each unit. Each question carries 8 marks and may have a, b, c as sub questions.
Part A
What are the risks in the waterfall model and how they are eliminated?
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The waterfall model faces significant risks due to its linear, non-iterative nature, primarily late discovery of integration errors, requirements misunderstanding, and high cost of change. These risks are mitigated by incorporating feedback loops, performing rigorous documentation and reviews at each phase, and adopting incremental or iterative refinements to validate requirements and design early before full-scale implementation.
List the important trends in improving software economics.
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Important trends in improving software economics include:
- Iterative development to reduce risk and improve predictability.
- Component-based development to reuse existing assets and reduce custom code.
- Change management to control scope creep and improve quality.
- Automated testing and integration to reduce manual effort and human error.
Write the typical software development plan outline.
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Explain process automation.
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What are the basic characteristics of a good metric? Explain.
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Part B
What is conventional software management? Explain the Boehm’s top ten principles.
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Discuss about the results of conventional software project design reviews.
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What are the five components of software cost models? Explain.
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Write the advantages and disadvantages of commercial components versus custom software.
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Emphasize about peer inspections in achieving required quality.
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What are the top five principles of a modern process? Explain.
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Write about the crucial attributes of successful software project managers.
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Discuss the primary objectives, essential activities, primary evaluation criteria of engineering and production stages.
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Write a detailed note on pragmatic artifacts.
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What is vision document? What is its purpose? Outline the typical vision document.
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Write the advantages and disadvantages of traditional Work Breakdown Structures.
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What is the content of minor and major checkpoints and status assessments?
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What are the main features of the default organization? Discuss about default project organization structure and their responsibilities.
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Explain how process automation and change management are critical to an iterative process and how does metric automation become crucial to effective project control.
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Write short notes on the following:
- a) Process Maturity
- b) Quality Indicators
- c) Configuration Control Board.
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