Software Project Management - Dec 2013

Information Technology (Semester 7)

TOTAL MARKS: 80
TOTAL TIME: 3 HOURS (1) Question 1 is compulsory.
(2) Attempt any three from the remaining questions.
(3) Assume data if required.
(4) Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Answer any four of the following:-

1 (a) What are the triple constraints of project?(5 marks) 1 (b) Describe Scope, grope, creep and leap.(5 marks) 1 (c) Short notes on MOU.(5 marks) 1 (d) Describe the relationship between MOU, Scope and WBS.(5 marks) 1 (e) What is a business case? Mention uses of business case.(5 marks) 2 (a) Describe Project life-cycle and its relation with SDLC?(10 marks) 2 (b) What is a Project? What are the attributes of project? What is Project Management?(10 marks) 3 (a) Describe the five scope management processes.(10 marks) 3 (b) Explain WBS with an example. How does it map to the DDT and DSC.(10 marks) 4 (a) What is Project Risk Management? What are the RM processes.(10 marks) 4 (b) Describe IT project risk identification framework. Explain the types of risks with examples.(10 marks) 5 (a) Describe any 3 techniques used for project scheduling.(10 marks) 5 (b) Describe Project procurement processes.(10 marks) 6 (a) What is change management plan? Why is it important for an organization to have?(10 marks) 6 (b) Describe briefly all PMBOK areas.(10 marks)

Explain any four of the following:-

7 (a) What is a milestone? Why are they useful?(5 marks) 7 (b) What is Projectities? How can an organisation minimize its likelihood of its occurrence?(5 marks) 7 (c) Difference between AON and PERT.(5 marks) 7 (d) Why is effective and efficient communication vital to a project?(5 marks) 7 (e) How can a system be a technically success but an organisational failure.(5 marks)