H.T NO.
R 2 MLR20
Course Code: A5CS29
MLR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(Autonomous)
IV [Link]. I Semester Regular Examination November-2023
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
(EEE)
Time: 3 Hours. Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. This question paper contains two parts A and B.
2. Part -A is Compulsory which carries 20 marks. Answer all Questions in part A.
3. Part -B consists [Link] any one question from each unit. Each question
carries 10 marks and may have a, b, c as sub questions.
PART- A 10 x 2M = 20Marks
Name two strategies for improving software
a) 2M CO1 BL1
economics.
Mention key benefits of peer inspections in software BL1
b) 2M CO1
development.
What are the principles of modern software BL1
c) 2M CO2
management?
d) Define management artifacts and provide an example. 2M CO2 BL1
e) What are the key stages in software process workflow? 2M CO3 BL1
1
f) Define periodic status assessments. 2M CO3 BL1
g) Name three types of metrics used for project control. 2M CO4 BL1
How can process discriminants be used to tailoring the BL1
h) 2M CO4
process?
What is the significance of metrics automation in BL1
i) 2M CO5
software project control?
j) What are pragmatic software metrics? 2M CO5 BL1
PART- B 5 x 10M = 50Marks
Explain the Waterfall model in software development.
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What are its advantages and limitations?
2
Explain the importance of automation in software
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development.
OR
Describe the concept of pragmatic software cost
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estimation.
3
How does Software Economics impact software
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development projects?
Compare and contrast the principles of conventional
a) software engineering with modern software 5M CO2 BL3
4 management principles.
Explain the concept of "artifacts of the process" in
b) 5M CO2 BL2
software management
OR
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a) Discuss in-detail about the periodic status assessments 5M CO2 BL2
5 Describe the transition from a conventional software
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development process to an iterative process.
What are the major milestones, minor milestones, and
6 periodic status assessments in the software 10M CO3 BL2
development process?
OR
a) Describe the concept of Software Process Workflow. 5M CO3 BL2
7 Discuss the role of cost estimation in planning software
b) 5M CO3 BL2
projects.
Explain the importance of software metrics in project
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control and process instrumentation.
OR
a) Explain about the quality indicators. 5M CO4 BL2
9 Discuss the components of automation building blocks
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in software development.
What are the key aspects of next-generation software
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economics
10
Provide an example of how the software development
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process can be tailored using process discriminants.
OR
Briefly describe the case study of the Command Centre
11 Processing and Display System, Replacement 10M CO5 BL2
(CCPDS. R).
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