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Code No: N0525/R07 Set No. 1

IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, March 2013
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
( Common to Computer Science & Engineering and Information
Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. What is adversarial stakeholder relationship? Explain. [16]

2. Explain in detail the five basic parameters of the software cost model? [16]

3. Describe the primary objectives, essential activities and primary evaluation criteria
of the inception phase? [16]

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4. Explain in detail the four phases (Inception, Eloboration, construction and transi-
tion). [16]

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5. What are advantages and disadvantages of software reuse? Explain in detail. [16]

engineering? Explain.

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6. (a) Define round-trip engineering. What is the primary reason for round-trip

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(b) What are the stakeholder environments? Explain. [8+8]

metrics work?

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7. (a) What is an indirect measure? Why such measures are common in software

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(b) Present an argument against lines of code as measure for software productivity.

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Will your case hold up when dozens or hundreds of projects are considered?

8. (a) Explain continuous integration.

(b) Give the context of CCPDS-R.
[8+8]

[8+8]

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Code No: N0525/R07 Set No. 2

IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, March 2013
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
( Common to Computer Science & Engineering and Information
Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆

1. Give an overview of, how a return of investment profile can be achieved in subse-
quent efforts across the life cycle of various domains? [16]
2. Summarize the characteristics of a successful object oriented project? [16]
3. Provide a default outline for release description? [16]

5. (a) What are elicit stakeholder requirements?

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4. Compare and contrast a model and a view with appropriate example. [16]

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(b) If a periodic process in the on-board train protection system is used to collect
data from the track side transmitter, how often must be scheduled to ensure

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that the system is guaranteed to collect information from the transmitter?
Justify your answer? [4+12]

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6. (a) An organization has detected low job satisfaction in the following departments:

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i. the system testing group

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ii. the computer application helpdesk
iii. compute batch input

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How could these jobs be redesigned to give more job satisfaction?
(b) Explain the following organizational structures:
i. Formal versus informal structures
ii. Departmentalization
iii. Chief programmer teams. [8+8]
7. Team A found 342 errors during the software engineering process prior to release.
Team B found 184 errors. What additional measures would have to be made for
projects A and B to determine which of the teams eliminated more efficiently?
What metrics would you propose to help in making the determination? What
historical data might be useful? [16]
8. (a) Explain software size evolution of CCPDS-R.
(b) “Only about 15% of software development effort is devoted to programming”.
Discuss.
(c) Explain builds sequence of CCPDS-R. [8+4+4]

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Code No: N0525/R07 Set No. 3

IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, March 2013
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
( Common to Computer Science & Engineering and Information
Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆

1. List some of the technological developments, process improvement efforts and man-
agement approaches targeted at improving the economics of software development
and integration? [16]

2. Explain in detail the five basic parameters of the software cost model? [16]

of the construction phase?

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3. Describe the primary objectives, essential activities and primary evaluation criteria
[16]

process.

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4. Describe the various types of joint management reviews conducted throughout the
[16]

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5. (a) What is the benefit of making commitments and dependencies between people
rather between people and products.

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team?

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(b) How does a software project outline compare with a software development

s [6+10]

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6. (a) What are the typical components of the organizational infrastructure?
(b) What are project environment artifacts? Explain.

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(c) What are the four important environment disciplines?

7. (a) Explain quality indicators.

(b) Explain contention.
[6+6+4]

[8+8]

8. (a) Discuss about culture shifts.

(b) Explain the incremental test process. [8+8]

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Code No: N0525/R07 Set No. 4

IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, March 2013
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
( Common to Computer Science & Engineering and Information
Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆

1. Describe the basic parameters that can be used for the abstraction of the software
cost models? [16]

2. What is round trip engineering compare it with reverse engineering? [16]

3. Provide the default agendas for the life cycle architecture milestone? [16]

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4. Describe the cultural issues raised in allowing online review of the native informa-
tion source by using smart browsing and navigation tools. [16]

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5. A public library department is considering the implementation of a computer-based
system to help administer book loans at libraries. Identify the stakeholders in such

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a project. What might be the objectives of such a project and how might the
success of the project be measured in practical terms?

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[16]

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6. (a) An organization has detected low job satisfaction in the following departments:
i. the system testing group

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F i
ii. the computer application helpdesk
iii. compute batch input
How could these jobs be redesigned to give more job satisfaction?
(b) Explain the following organizational structures:
i. Formal versus informal structures
ii. Departmentalization
iii. Chief programmer teams. [8+8]

7. (a) What three tasks do you need to do well to ensure effective measurements?
(b) What four steps should you take select measurement?
(c) Discuss about budgeted cost and expenditures. [6+6+4]

8. (a) Explain test progress of CCPDS-R.

(b) What are top 10 software metrics? Explain. [8+8]

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