DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Sc. (Software Engineering) Years Integrated) DEGREE
EXAMINATION, MAY 2017.
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND METRICS
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1. What is product quality? Explain the product quality
attributes and the metrics used for software quality
measurement.
2. Describe the issues in software project management.
3. What are the principles of modern software
management?
4. Discuss in detail the planning and operational artifacts.
5. What is milestone of a project? Explain the typical minor
milestones in the life cycle of iteration.
6. What are the three levels of software process and their
attributes?
7. Explain the iteration planning process in detail.
8. What are the basic parameters of an earned value
system? Give its graphical representation.
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DE-742
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SECTION B — 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Explain briefly the various software project metrics and
software process metrics and their attributes.
10. What are the various structural measures used for
measuring internal product features of software? Discuss
in detail.
11. Define work breakdown structure. Explain the planning
guidelines in work breakdown structure.
12. Explain in detail the activities of software management
team with its artifacts and responsibilities.
13. What are the primitive components of a software change
order? Discuss in detail how the change management is
achieved.
14. Describe the statistical techniques that are used for data
collection and data analysis. Illustrate with an example.
15. Explain the priorities for tailoring the process framework
and compare the process primitive of small and large
project team size.