UNIT-WISE QUESTION BANK

UNIT –I
PART-A: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
Blooms
Course
S.NO QUESTION Taxonomy
Outcome
Level
What are the five components of software cost
1. L1 CO1
models?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of
2. L1 CO1
commercial components versus custom software?
What do you mean by project management? What is
3. L2 CO1
it need?
List any three necessary improvements that can
4. make waterfall model work in modern software L1 CO1
development?
Give any two formal definitions of project
5. L1 CO1
management?
6 What is programme Management? L1 CO1

7 What are the functions of project manager? L1 CO1

PART-B: LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

What are the five basic parameters of cost estimation
1. L1 CO1
model?
Explain the predominant cost estimation model with
2. L2 CO1
a diagram.
List and explain the five necessary improvements to
4. L2 CO1
the waterfall model proposed by Winston Royce.
Discuss any five metrics proposed by Barry Boehm
5. related to conventional software management L3 CO1
performance.
Write short notes on pragmatic software cost
6. L2 CO1
estimation.
UNIT –II
PART-A: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. List the various stages of team development. L2 CO2

2 What is software economics. L1 CO2

3. What is iterative Process Planning? L1 CO2

Difference between conventional software
4. L2 CO2
Engineering, and modern software management?
What are the reasons for improving software
5. L1 CO2
economics?
How do we calculate effort in terms of personnel,
6. L2 CO2
environment, quality, size, and process?
 PART-B: LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. How do we reduce software product size? L2 CO2

How do we improve software processes and team
2 L2 CO2
effectiveness?
Discuss the principles of modern software
3. L3 CO2
management?
Discuss the principles of conventional software
4. L3 CO2
engineering?
Discuss the five Staffing principles proposed by
5. L3 CO2
Barry Boehm.
6. Discuss the top five principles of modern process. L3 CO2
Discuss the five important aspects
7. L3 CO2
(areas of development) of Software Economics.
8. List any five risks involved in conventional process? L1 CO2

UNIT III

PART-A: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. What is artifact and artifact set? L1 CO3

2. What is architecture baseline? L2 CO3

3. What are the life cycle phases in project? L1 CO3

Write the primary objectives of inception and
4. L1 CO3
elaboration phases
List out the three aspects of architecture from the
5. L1 CO3
management perspective.
6. What is vision document? Why is it needed? L1 CO3

PART-B: LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

Discuss the various engineering artifacts in modern
1. L2 CO3
software project management.
2. Discuss the management indicators. L1 CO3

3. Discuss the quality indicators L2 CO3

Discuss the primary objectives and essential
4. L2 CO3
activities of Inception and Elaboration Phase.
Discuss the following engineering artifacts:
5. i) Vision Document L3 CO3
ii) Architecture Description
Discuss the important aspects of software
6. L3 CO3
architecture from the perspective of management.
Discuss the primary objectives and essential
7. L3 CO3
activities of Construction and Transition Phase.
Compare and contrast the software architecture from
8. L3 CO3
management and technical perspective.
Describe the roles and responsibilities of software
9 L2 CO3
architecture team and software management tear.
 UNIT IV

PART-A: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

What is work break structure? What is its role in
1. L1 CO4
SPM?
2. Define Process maturity. L1 CO4

3. What is round trip engineering? L1 CO4

4. List out the seven top level workflows? L2 CO4

Differentiate between metaprocess, macroprocess
5. L2 CO4
and microprocess.
What is leadership and how can you measure
6. 1 CO4
leadership styles?
PART-B: LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
Explain default project organization and
1. L1 CO4
responsibilities.
Explain the following:
a) Domain Experience
2. L2 CO4
b) Process flexibility or Rigor
c) Architectural Risk
List and explain the seven top-level workflows of a
3. L1 CO4
software process.
Discuss the concept of Round-Trip Engineering with
4. L2 CO4
the help of a diagram.
Discuss the minor milestones in the life cycle of an
5. L2 CO4
iteration.
Discuss the following management artifacts:
6. i) Business case L3 CO4
ii) Work breakdown Structure
Discuss briefly the project level organization
7. L3 CO4
structure with a diagram.
UNIT V

PART-A: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. Explain stakeholders Environment. L1 CO5

2. What is ISO? How is it different from CMM? L1 CO5

3. What is process improvement? L1 CO5

4. What is Process instrumentation. L1 CO5

Define command Centre Processing and Display
5. L1 CO5
system- Replacement (CCPDS-R).
PART-B: LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
What is process improvement? How can CMM help
1. L1 CO5
you in process improvement?
2. What is periodic status assessment? L1 CO5
 Describe the process of change management in the
3. L2 CO5
context of SCO, CCB and configure baseline.
List the seven core metrics and describe the purpose
4. L2 CO5
of each matric.
Discuss the concept, purpose and five distinct
5. L3 CO5
processes in ISO 12207.
6. List and briefly explain the five levels of CMM. L2 CO5

7. Discuss the next generation software cost models. L3 CO5

8. Discuss the management indicators. L3 CO5

9. Discuss the quality indicators. L3 CO5