Previous year question paper for SPM (B-TECH Computer Science Engineering 7-8th)

Section A

Introduction to Software Project Management (SPM): Definition of a Software Project (SP), SP Vs. other

types of projects activities covered by SPM, categorizing SPs, project as a system, management control,

requirement specification, information and control in organization.

Stepwise Project planning: Introduction, selecting a project, identifying project scope and objectives,

identifying project infrastructure, analyzing project characteristics, identifying project products and activities,

estimate efforts each activity, identifying activity risk, allocate resources, review/ publicize plan.

Section B

Project Eval uati on & Estimation: Cost benefit analysis, cash flow forecasting, cost benefit

evaluation techniques, risk evaluation. Selection of an appropriate project report; Choosing technologies,

choice of process model, structured methods, rapid application development, water fall-, V-process-, spiralmodels.

Prototyping, delivery. Albrecht function point analysis.

Activity planning & Risk Management: Objectives of activity planning, project schedule, projects

and activities, sequencing and scheduling activities, network planning model, representation of l

agged activities, adding the time dimension, backward and forward pass, identifying critical path, activity

throat, shortening project , precedence networks.

Risk Management: Introduction, the nature of risk, managing risk, risk identification, risk analysis, reducing

the risks, evaluating risks to the schedule, calculating the z values..

Section C

Resource allocation &Monitoring the control: Introduction, the nature of resources, identifying resource

requirements, scheduling resources creating critical paths, counting the cost, being specific, publishing the

resource schedule, cost schedules, the scheduling sequence.

Monitoring the control: Introduction, creating the frame work, collecting the data, visualizing progress, cost

monitoring, earned value, prioritizing monitoring, getting the project back to target, change control.

Managing contracts and people: Introduction, types of contract, stages in contract, placement,

typical terms of a contract, contract management, acceptance, Managing people and organizing terms:

Introduction, understanding behavior, organizational behavior: a back ground, selecting the right person for

the job, instruction in the best methods, motivation, working in groups, becoming a team, decision making,

leadership, organizational structures, conclusion, further exercises..

Section D

Software quality: Introduction, the place of software quality in project planning, the importance of software

quality, defining software quality, ISO 9126, Practical software quality measures, product versus process

quality management, external standards, techniques to help enhance software quality.

Study of Any Software Project Management software: viz Project 2000 or equivalent