Project Management Fundamentals
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What is a milestone in a project?

  • The approval of a work product
  • A review of a work product
  • A task or group of tasks
  • The accomplishment of one or more work products being reviewed for quality and approved (correct)

    • What is the primary focus of quality in a production discipline?

  • Meeting project deadlines
  • Meeting budget constraints
  • Meeting customer or user needs or expectations (correct)
  • Meeting specified requirements

    • Which of the following is a quality factor related to product operation?

  • Reusability
  • Portability
  • Maintainability
  • Correctness (correct)

    • What is the definition of quality according to IEEE?

    <p>The degree to which a system, component, or process meets specified requirements, and customer or user needs or expectations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a quality factor related to product revision?

    <p>Flexibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name given to the phenomenon where software must adapt to the changing environment?

    <p>Law of software evolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of maintenance is required due to the changing environment?

    <p>Adaptive maintenance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary activity of maintainers during software maintenance?

    <p>Understanding existing software</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate ratio of maintenance cost to development cost?

    <p>80:20</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it essential to understand the effects of change during software modification?

    <p>To avoid undesired side effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is included in understanding the software during maintenance?

    <p>Both the code and related documents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of using the Rational Unified Process Model?

    <p>Reusing components to reduce time duration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a drawback of the Rational Unified Process Model?

    <p>It requires a team of expert professionals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of Timeboxing?

    <p>To define and limit the amount of time allotted for a specific activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Step 1 in the Timeboxing Model?

    <p>To evaluate the amount of time that every sub-activity will take</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another name for 'time units' in Timeboxing?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Timeboxing technique prevent?

    <p>Exceeding time limits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the maintenance phase in the prototyping model?

    <p>To minimize downtime and prevent large-scale failures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of the prototyping model in terms of error detection?

    <p>Errors can be detected in the initial stage of the software development process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a disadvantage of the prototyping model?

    <p>It encourages excessive change requests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the advantages of the prototyping model in terms of customer satisfaction?

    <p>Customers can feel the product at a very early stage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the prototyping model considered a time-consuming process?

    <p>Because it involves multiple iterations of the prototype</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the benefits of the prototyping model in terms of user feedback?

    <p>It leads to quicker user feedback</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary phase in terms of project cost and effort?

    <p>Project Execution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of each team member during the Project Execution phase?

    <p>To carry out their own assignments within the given deadline</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to track effort and cost during the Project Execution phase?

    <p>To determine whether the project is progressing in the right direction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of controlling project activities during the project life cycle?

    <p>To ensure project activities are thorough and validated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of validation during the project life cycle?

    <p>To support controlling project activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How often may senior management require status updates on the project progress?

    <p>Daily or weekly</p> Signup and view all the answers

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