BSc IT Sem 5 Software Project Management Question Paper PDF 2026 - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. Briefly explain the different phases of project management life cycle
   • b. What is project charter in software project management? What are the elements of
   • c. What is project portfolio management? Explain the key aspects of project portfolio
   • d. Define the following terms:
   • i)Net profit on Investment period — iv)Net present value
   • v)Internal rate of return
   • e. What is a project product? Explain Product Breakdown Structure with the help of
   • f. What do you mean by scope and objective of a project? List the activities involved in identifying project scope and objective
2. Q2 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. What do you understand by the term ‘ceremonies’ in a scrum project? Explain the different types of ceremonies that are observed in a Scrum project and their significance
   • b. List the advantages and disadvantages of software prototyping Cc. Explain the five major components of Albrecht Function Point Analysis
   • d. What are effort multipliers in COCOMO II model? List the effort multipliers used at
   • e. Explain eight core principles of Dynamic Systems Development Method
   • f. State Capers Jones rules of thumb for software estimation
3. Q3 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. With the help of example explain forward pass and backward pass to calculate activity duration in network diagram
   • b. Define the following terms Explain Boehm’s top ten software project risks and the different strategies for reducing
   • d. Write short note on Project Evaluation and Review Technique
   • e. Explain the different categories of cost incurred in a software project
   • f. What is resource smoothing? Explain two different ways of prioritizing activities for
4. Q4 Attempt any three of the following: a Explain review process model with the help of diagram b What is meant by software configuration management? Explain the two principal activities of configuration management c Explain the main sections in a requirement document for contract placement d What is fixed price contract? List the advantages and disadvantages of fixed price e What are three important categories of stress management techniques? f Explain Vroom’s expectancy theory of motivation 15 marks
5. Q5 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. Explain the advantages of a functional organization over project organization
   • b. List the obstacles to good group decision making. Also explain Delphi decision making
   • c. Write short note on SEI capability maturity model
   • d. What is reliability growth model? Explain any two reliability growth models
   • e. What are the steps of conducting a post implementation project review?
   • f. Explain the different reason for which a project may need to be terminated

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