Software Project Management, Past Papers

Software Project Management BSCS 7th Term Past Paper 2018 UOS

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University of Sargodha
BS 7th Term Exam 2018
Subject: Computer Science
Course: Software Project Management (SE-4349)
Time Allowed: 2:30 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80

Objective Part

Q1. Write Short answer of the following on your answer sheet.
(2*16=32)

i. Define Backward Pass?
ii. What is RMMM?
iii. What is Portfolio Management?
iv. Differentiate between Project, Process and Product?
v. Define Stakeholder?
vi. What is Configuration Management?
vii. What is Quadruple Constraints?
viii. What’s the difference between BCWP and BCWS?
ix. What is Gantt Chart?
x. What is procurement management?
xi. What’s the difference between Testing and Debugging?
xii. Define Preliminary Investigation?
xiii. How can slack be negative?
xiv. Differentiate between Schedule Variance and Cost Variance?
xv. Define term “Statement of Work”
xvi. What is change control?

Subjective Part

Note: Attempt three out of five questions.
(16*3=48)

Q2. What is Preliminary Investigation? What’s the importance of this investigation? At which point during SDLC this investigation is being done? What is the end product of this investigation?

Q3:
(a) What’s the difference between ROI (return on investment) and payback period? Explain with example?

(b) A project has following activities: Environment Permits, Traffic report, Utility Locates and Intersection Design. To complete this project, the approval of these activities (Environment Permits, Traffic Report, and Intersection Design) is given by project manager. The project manager is also informed the Utility Locates. Environmental coordinator is responsible for environment permits and he is also consulted in intersection design. Traffic officer is responsible for traffic report and intersection design and also informed utility locates. Utility officer is responsible for utility locates and consulted for intersection design.
a. Identify the roles and responsibilities and draw RAM for this project?

Q4: Consider the following scenario and answer the following question:

a) Draw the project network diagram.
b) Develop the project schedule (EST, EFT, LST, LFT, Slack).
c) What are the critical activities and critical path?
d) What is the project completion duration?
e) If there is an option to delay one activity without delaying the entire merge project, which activity would you delay and why?

Q5: Below are three statements that are often used to describe the environment of a matrix. Do you agree or disagree? Defend your answer.

a. Project management in a matrix allows for fuller utilization of personnel.
b. The project manager and functional manager must agree on priorities.
c. Decision-making in a matrix requires continual trade-offs on time, cost, technical risk, and uncertainty.

Q6 Write a Note on any two of following option?
a. Skill requirements for project manager
b. Process Groups in Project Management
c. Formulation of Network Model