Final Exam: Software Project Management

Maximum Marks: 30 Duration: 2:00 Hours

IMPORTANT NOTE:

 Write all answers on the answer sheet (including objective part) and in the order questions are given.
 Write answers in clear handwriting - anything not understood because of poor handwriting will be ignored and
will not count as an answer.
 You cannot provide multiple answers for a question – when you do this, it clearly means you are not sure about
the answer.

Q‐1) Give Short Answers (10 Marks):

a) Name the 5 Key Characteristics of Projects (1 Mark)
 Non‐routine  Many tasks
 Specific deliverables / Outcome  Coordinated
 Time restrictions

b) Name the 3 Special Factors in Software Projects (1 Mark)

 Invisibility
 Complexity
 Flexibility

c) Name the 2 main Estimation Approaches (1 Mark)

 Top‐down Estimation
 Bottom‐up Estimation

d) Name the 3 Types of Estimates (1 Mark)

 Rough Estimates
 Budget or Baseline Estimates
 Definitive Estimates

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e) Name 3 benefit comparison methods that executives can use when conducting
feasibility study. (1 Mark)
 Scoring Model
 Murder Board
 Return on Investment (ROI)

f) What are the 2 scopes within project management? (1 Mark)

 Product Scope
 Project Scope

g) What are the 2 types of risk in projects? (1 Mark)

 Pure Risks
 Business Risks

h) What are the 2 risk analysis methods? (1 Mark)

 Qualitative Analysis
 Quantitative Analysis

i) What are the 5 types of risk responses that project managers can plan? (1 Mark)
 Escalate
 Avoid
 Transfer
 Mitigate
 Accept

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j) What are four types of dependencies that you need to consider when determining
Activity sequence? (1 Mark)
 External Dependencies
 Hard Logic or Mandatory Dependencies
 Soft Logic or Discretionary Dependencies
 Internal Dependencies

Q‐2) Fill in the blanks (10 Mark):

a) Outcome is an end result or consequence of a process or project.
b) Product is an artifact that is produced, is quantifiable, and can be either an end item in
itself or a component item.
c) Project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.
d) Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to
project activities to meet project requirements.
e) Tailoring is the deliberate adaptation of the project management approach, governance,
and processes to make them more suitable for the given environment and the work at
hand.
f) The Project Work Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with
establishing project processes, managing physical resources, and fostering a learning
environment.
g) The Measurement Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with
assessing project performance and taking appropriate actions to maintain acceptable
performance.

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h) An artifact can be a template, document, output, or project deliverable.

i) The Uncertainty Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with
risk and uncertainty.
j) The Team Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with the
people who are responsible for producing project deliverables that realize business
outcomes.
k) A model is a thinking strategy to explain a process, framework, or phenomenon.
l) The Planning Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with the
initial, ongoing, and evolving organization and coordination necessary for delivering project
deliverables and outcomes.
m) A method is the means for achieving an outcome, output, result, or project deliverable.
n) Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS) is a hierarchical representation of resources by
category and type.
o) Pareto chart is a graph that ranks the most common causes for the most common
problems.

p) Technique in which a project manager gathers opinions anonymously to identify risk is

known as Delphi method.
q) Gold Plating is the process of adding extra features that may drive up costs and alter the
schedule.
r) Work Breakdown Structure is a hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be
carried out by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the
required deliverables.

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s) Bidders Conference is a meeting where you and potential bidders sit around and discuss
your requirements and vendors’ offerings.
t) When your project is running late, Crashing the project means that you identify the effort
driven activities, and you add more effort.

Q3) Consider the following “Project Network Diagram” and Calculate Early Start, Early Finish,
Late Start & Late Finish for all activities. Calculate total length of each path and specify the
critical path (5 Marks).

A+B+F+I = 2+3+4+3 = 12

A+D+G+I= 2+3+1+3 = 9

A+C+E+H+I = 2+1+2+2+3 = 10

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A+C+D+G+I = 2+1+3+1+3 = 10

Critical Path = A+B+F+I

Activity Early Start Early Finish Late Start Late Finish

A (2) 1 2 1 2

B (3) 3 5 3 5

C (1) 3 3 5 5

D (3) 4 6 6 8

E (2) 4 5 6 7

F (4) 6 9 6 9

G (1) 7 7 9 9

H (2) 6 7 8 9

I (3) 10 12 10 12

Q4) Convert the following Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) from Tree Format to Outline
Format – Make sure to include outline numbering. (5 Marks).

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1. Software System
1.1. Web
1.1.1.Web Site
1.1.2.Database
1.1.3.Web Application
1.1.3.1. Admin Module
1.1.3.2. User Module
1.2. Mobile App
1.3. Manuals
1.3.1.User Manual
1.3.2.System Manual
2. Project Management
2.1. Status Report
2.2. Project Team
2.2.1. Full Time
2.2.2. Part Time

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