Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad MCA-V Semester Supplementary Examinations July/August 2010 SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT Question paper

Code No: 54

Time: 3hours Max.Marks:60

Answer any Five questions
All questions carry equal Marks

1. "Conventional Software management does not perform satisfactorily", Justify your
answers with appropriate reasons?

2.a) What are the key practices that improve the overall Software quality.
b) How can good teams be built? How can you continue to have a team that works effectively and efficiently?

3.a) Explain the four phases of Software Lifecycle?
b) Describe the Engineering Artifacts?

4.a) Explain the Software architecture from a technical perspective?
b) What are the seven workflows in the lifecycle?

5.a) Explain immovable and movable deadlines in a project?
b) How are the checkpoints (or) synchronization points decided? Explain with an example?

6. With a neat block diagram, describe the default roles in a Software line-of -business
organization?

7.a) Explain the priorities for tailoring the process framework?
b) Explain the purpose and perspectives of seven core metrics?

8. What was the purpose of the concept definition (CD) and full Scale development
(FSD) in the project CCPDS – R?