Software Project Management Past Paper PDF (12-2023)

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0 8 4 91 D AC 7E 35 Paper / Subject Code: 53701 / Software Project Management A4 DB 8D 29 4C C0 1 4D C3 7E 35 B9 CA 0A EA 8D 29 DD 54 C3 AC B9 7E A4 D3 A 29 EB 4C (2½ Hours) C0 9E E8 3 5 1B [Total Marks: 75] AC BB CA D3 97 F9 32 0 E BE 8 54 AC B9 7E 91 N. B.: (1) All questions are compulsory. AC D3 1 DB 29 EB 4C F9 (2) Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary and state the assumptions made. E E8 C3 B9 1 4D 35 B (3) Answers to the same question must be written together. B9 97 1 EA 8D EB F9 0A (4) Numbers to the right indicate marks. 2 DD 3 9 7E 91 1B AC AC (5) Draw neat labeled diagrams wherever necessary. BB D3 4 DB 9 9 0A (6) Use of Non-programmable calculators is allowed. 4C 32 9E 1F BE E8 4D C AC 35 B B9 97 1 CA EB 9 A 8D 1. Attempt any three of the following: 15 32 D E F C0 4 B9 91 4D 1B AC 7E a. Define project. Describe the project management life cycle with the help of diagram 35 CA DB EB 9 0A D 29 and state the W5HH principle. 9E F C3 E8 4 91 D B C3 AC b. What is project product? Explain the product breakdown structure with the help of 35 BB 91 A4 7 EA DB EA 8D 29 example. C 1F BE C0 54 B9 D 3 9 7E c. Define Business Case. Explain business case document in detail. B9 AC 91 4 BB A 3 EB 0A 8D 9 d. How to evaluate and manage risk in software project management? Explain. C DD 1F 32 E BE 54 1B AC 9 7E e. Describe the main steps of step wise approach to planning software projects overview B9 C.in 4 BB 3 91 F9 0A EA D 9 4C with help of diagram. DD 32 1F BE E8 91 AC B9 35 f. Suppose a software development company has undertaken a project that is expected to C A4 B9 7 DB 91 A 8D 29 B C cost £190,000 to execute and the expected inflow is £25,000 per quarter for the first DD C0 9E 1F E 54 4D 3 E 1B year, £30,000 per quarter thereafter. What is the payback period for the project? es AC BB B9 CA D3 7 A4 0A 29 9 DD 9E 1F E E8 54 0 C3 AC 1B 2. Attempt any three of the following: 15 AC BB B9 D3 97 A4 EA 4C 9 a. Describe the spiral model with the help of diagram and give the advantages and 4C 32 DD 1F BE E8 C0 ot B9 35 disadvantages of it. C 35 9 7 91 A4 CA A DB 8D 29 B b. Define Atern/Dynamic Systems Development Method. State and explain eight core 8D E F BE 0 C3 54 B9 7E 91 D AC principles of it. 7E 1 A4 D3 EA B 29 EB un F9 c. Explain briefly Albrecht/IFPUG function point and solve the following: For a 29 4C DD 0 C3 E8 9 91 1B C3 AC organization, the following table summarizes the weightings to be used for computing 35 BB A4 97 EA DB 9 EA function points measures of a software having the following characteristics : Number 8D 4C 1F BE 32 0 B9 4D AC of user inputs : 10 (simple), Number of user outputs : 7 (simple), Number of user B9 7E 35 9 AC 91 DB EB m 0A 8D enquires : 3 (average) , Number of files : 6 (average), Number of External interfaces : 1 29 4C 1F 9E 4D 1B C3 C (complex), Calculate unadjusted function point measures of the size of the software 7E 35 B9 BB CA F9 0A EA 8D 29 system? DD BE 4 91 C3 AC B9 d. Discuss Agile and Scrum as a fast delivery approach of a project in detail. 7E 35 A4 DB 1 EA D 29 EB e. Describe the COCOMO II and discuss its stages. 4C F9 0 E8 4D C3 AC B9 f. Describe the Capers Jones estimating rules of thumb with the help of relevant examples. 5 1B 3 97 0A EA D EB 4C F9 32 8 AC B9 7E 91 5 1B AC D3 B 9 EB 3. Attempt any three of the following: 15 4C F9 32 DD 9E E8 91 a. Describe the nature of resources and their scheduling. 35 1B C BB 97 A4 EA B 8D b. List and Describe Bohem’s top ten software project risks and the different strategies for F9 2 DD BE 3 9 7E 91 reducing it. AC BB 91 A4 DB 29 c. Explain the concept of forward pass, backward pass, and critical path. 9E 1F BE C0 C3 4D d. Distinguish between PERT and CPM. BB 9 91 CA EA DB 0A 1F E 54 B9 4D 1B AC 9 DB EB F9 0A [Contd… 4C 91 4D 1B AC 35 DB F9 0A 8D 4C 91 4D AC 7E 35 39302 Page 1 of 2 DB 0A 8D 29 4C 4D AC 7E 35 0A B9EAC3297E8D354CAC0A4DDB91F91BEB 8D 29 4C  0 8 4 91 D AC 7E 35 Paper / Subject Code: 53701 / Software Project Management A4 DB 8D 29 4C C0 1 4D C3 7E 35 B9 CA 0A EA 8D 29 DD 54 C3 AC B9 7E A4 D3 A 29 EB 4C C0 9E E8 3 5 1B e. Suppose four risks namely R1, R2, R3 and R4 have been identified and assigned the AC BB CA D3 97 F9 probabilities of occurrence of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 respectively. The likely damages due 32 0 E BE 8 54 AC B9 7E 91 to the four risks are Rs. 60,000; Rs. 1,00,000; Rs. 70,000; Rs. 80,000 respectively. AC D3 1 DB 29 EB 4C F9 Calculate the risk exposure of all the risks. E E8 C3 B9 1 4D 35 B f. Create a precedence activity network using the following details: B9 97 1 EA 8D EB F9 0A Activity Depends on Duration (days) 2 DD 3 9 7E 91 1B AC AC A 5 BB D3 4 DB 9 9 0A 4C 32 B A 7 9E 1F BE E8 4D C AC 35 B B9 C B 6 97 1 CA EB 9 A 8D 32 D E D A 5 F C0 4 B9 91 4D