Importance of Project Management and Estimation in Software Development
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What is one of the key success factors for a software project, according to the text?

  • Accurate estimation (correct)
  • Client satisfaction
  • Software development speed
  • Employee retention

    • In terms of a business case, what should a software project lay out?

  • Employee satisfaction levels
  • Expected market share
  • Costs to make it happen and analysis of risks (correct)
  • Number of competitors

    • What does the classical definition of 'project success' entail, according to the text?

  • Completion of all project activities
  • Meeting project deadlines only
  • Providing software of required functionality and quality within cost and schedule (correct)
  • Achieving customer requirements only

    • What does a software project require, as one of its key success factors?

    <p>Effective management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the challenges in managing software projects?

    <p>Complex and multidependent character of software development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Apart from 'quality,' what is perhaps not a clear definition of project success, according to the text?

    <p>Cost effectiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author suggest about a project that has not met some of the classical success criteria?

    <p>It may still be far from a complete disaster.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Barry Boehm, what factor can increase software costs more rapidly than any other?

    <p>Poor project management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Glass (2002) point to as one of the two most common causes of runaway projects?

    <p>Poor effort estimation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Rosencrance (2007), what are two out of the three most important causes of an IT project failure perceived to be related to?

    <p>Poor effort estimation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does effective project management require in terms of effort and schedule estimation support?

    <p>Reliable and convincing estimation support</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author suggest is insufficient to justify realistic project plans against demands and expectations of other project stakeholders?

    <p>Simple, gut-feeling estimates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do many software organizations still propose despite the findings mentioned?

    <p>Unrealistic software costs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is noted as a key project success factor by the author?

    <p>Reliable effort estimation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Rosencrance (2007) report as two out of the three most important causes of an IT project failure?

    <p>Perceived poor effort estimation and unstable requirements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Glass (2002) identify as one of the two most common causes of runaway projects?

    <p>Poor effort estimation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of a good estimate, according to the text?

    <p>Supporting project decision making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has been the traditional objective of effort estimation in software projects?

    <p>Planning and tracking overall resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do software practitioners nowadays require from effort estimation?

    <p>Comprehensive decision support for project management activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are even accurate estimates considered worthless, according to the text?

    <p>They cannot be justified to project sponsor and customers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In terms of software effort estimation, what has been a long pursued but elusive target?

    <p>100% accurate estimates in person-hours</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the critical characteristics of good estimates, based on the text?

    <p>Additional information to support project decision making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of project estimation according to Tom Demarco?

    <p>To encounter the fewest number of surprises during the work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should a good estimate support in project management activities?

    <p>Transparency on project-related factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main objective of identifying project areas responsible for increased development effort?

    <p>To renegotiate project resources and/or scope with the project sponsor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a good estimation method need to provide, in addition to single point estimates?

    <p>Transparent information on project-related factors affecting development effort</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of identifying effort-related development processes?

    <p>Indicating the processes that can potentially be affected</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Tom Demarco emphasize as the purpose of estimation?

    <p>Encountering the fewest number of surprises during the work</p> Signup and view all the answers

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