SRM VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

(An Autonomous Institution)

SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603 203

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

(Common to Department of Information Technology)

QUESTION BANK

VII SEMESTER
1908702 SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Regulation – 2019
Academic Year 2022 – 2023 (Odd Semester)

Prepared by
Dr.B.Muthusenthil/Associate Prof, CSE

Ms.S.Sandhya/Assistant Professor (O.G), IT

 SRM VALLIAMMAI ENGNIEERING COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution)
SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603203.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(Common to Department of Information Technology)

QUESTION BANK

SUBJECT : 1908702 SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SEM/ YEAR : VII / IV
UNIT I - PROJECT EVALUATION AND PROJECT PLANNING
Importance of Software Project Management –Activities Methodologies –Categorization of Software
Projects –Setting objectives –Management Principles –Management Control –Project portfolio Management
–Cost-benefit evaluation technology –Risk evaluation –Strategic program Management –Stepwise Project
Planning.
PART-A
Q.No Questions BT Level Competence
1 Define software project management. BTL1 Remember
2 Define Project and Process? BTL1 Remember
3 Point out the characteristics of software project planning. BTL4 Analyze
4 Which factor is decided the success of project? BTL4 Analyze
5 List the elements of product process. BTL1 Remember
Identify the characteristics which makes software project is different BTL3 Apply
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from another project?
Differentiate contract management and technical project BTL4 Analyze
7
management.
8 Mention the characteristics of software projects. BTL1 Remember
9 Compare program managers and project managers BTL4 Analyze
10 Differentiate plans, methods and methodologies. BTL2 Understand
11 What are the different stages in classic project life cycle? BTL1 Remember
12 Do you agree that decision trees are helpful in risk handling? Justify. BTL6 Create
13 What are the three successive processes that bring a new system? BTL2 Understand
14 How would you classify the software projects? BTL3 Apply
What are the problems with software project from manager’s point of BTL2 Understand
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view?
What do you mean by the characteristics of invisibility, complexity BTL2 Understand
16
and complexity of Software project management?
17 What are the things containing product description? BTL2 Understand
18 Illustrate the approaches of portfolio Management. BTL3 Apply
19 What is PBS? Show hierarchical diagram of a sample PBS. BTL1 Remember
20 Decide when net present value is calculated for a project? BTL5 Evaluate
21 Outline the need for risk evaluation BTL5 Evaluate
22 Assess some problems with software projects. BTL5 Evaluate
23 Organize the steps to identify project scope and objectives. BTL3 Apply
24 Predict what would be the ROI for the software project development BTL6 Create
 if the net profit is $60,000 for 3 years and the total investment is
$100,000?
PART B
i) Describe narrate the phases of software project management.
Illustrate the problems associated with software project. (7)
BTL1 Remember
ii)How are infrastructure projects different from software projects?
1 Describe the activities involved in management. (6)
Explain the various activities covered by software project BTL2 Understand
2 management. (13)
Discover the various activities to be performed in “Analyzing the BTL4 Analyze
3 project characteristics”. (13)
Organize the step wise planning of activities for a project with neat BTL3 Apply
4 diagram. (13)
5 Illustrate few problems associated with software projects. (13) BTL5 Evaluate
i) Discuss the different ways of categorizing software project in BTL2 Understand
detail. (6)
ii) What is project planning? Explain with diagrammatic illustration
6 of the stepwise project planning activities.(7)
Illustrate the following: BTL3 Apply
i) Setting objective of the project. (6)
7 ii) Principal of project management process. (7)
i) Explain in detail about project control cycle. (6) BTL4 Analyze
ii) Differentiate traditional and modern Project Management
8 Practices.(7)
i) Explain project portfolio management in detail. (7) BTL5 Evaluate
9 ii) Summarize on strategic programme management.(6)
Develop the ABC college payroll system for the following BTL6 Create
i) Identify project scope and objective. (4)
ii) Identify project infrastructure. (4)
iii) Identify project products and activities involved in management.
10 (5)
Describe the cash flow forecasting with different cost benefit BTL1 Remember
11 evaluation techniques. (13)
Describe how cost- benefits evaluation techniques & its methods BTL1 Remember
12 with examples. (13)
13 Discuss the cash flows techniques in project development. (13) BTL2 Understand
Identify the data that you would collect to ensure that during BTL2 Understand
14 execution of project things are going according to plan. (13)
15 Illustrate the various aspects of Risk Evaluation in detail.(13) BTL3 Apply
Explain various software development life cycle activities as outlined BTL4 Analyze
16 by ISO12207 with neat diagram. (13)
i) List the stepwise planning activities of project plan. (4) BTL1 Remember
17 ii) Describe the stepwise project plan with an example.(9)
PART-C
Assess the important characteristics of software development projects
1 BTL5 Evaluate
which make these harder to manage compared to other types of
 projects. Say for example, a building construction project. (15)
Evaluate the main types of personnel employed in an information
2 systems department. For each stage of a typical IS development BTL5 Evaluate
project, list the types of personnel who are likely to be involved. (15)
Suppose Brightmouth College has the option of either buying payroll
software off-the-shelf at $50000 or employing a programmer for six
months at a salary of $5000 to develop the software. Perform cost-
3 BTL6 Create
benefit analysis for the two options. You can make suitable
assumptions regarding any factor that has not been mentioned in this
problem statement. (15)
Evaluate why discounted cash flow techniques provide better criteria
4 BTL5 Evaluate
for project selection than net profit or return on investment. (15)
A public library is considering the implementation of a computer
based system to help administer book loans at libraries.
5 i) Identify the stakeholders. (5) BTL6 Create
ii) List the objectives the project. (5)
iii) Examine and measure the success and failure of the project. (5)
UNIT II PROJECT LIFE CYCLE AND EFFORT ESTIMATION
Software process and Process Models–Choice of Process models -mental delivery –Rapid Application
development –Agile methods –Extreme Programming –SCRUM –Managing interactive processes –Basics of
Software estimation –Effort and Cost estimation techniques–COSMIC Full function points -COCOMO II-A
Parametric Productivity Model -Staffing Pattern
PART A
1 What is the function of spiral model? BTL1 Remember
2 Distinguish object driven and product driven project. BTL2 Understand
3 What are the types of management in strategic assessment? BTL1 Remember
4 Illustrate the core values of Extreme programming. BTL3 Apply
5 Point out the various agile approaches and the advantages of agile unified BTL4 Analyze
process.
6 Summarize the short comings of waterfall model. BTL5 Evaluate
7 Draw the main life cycle phase of Altern process model. BTL6 Create
8 Identify the pros and cons of using pair programming over programmers BTL1 Remember
working alone.
9 List out the aims of RAD model. BTL1 Remember
10 Give the advantages and disadvantages of Incremental delivery. BTL2 Understand
11 Show the MoSCoW Classification. BTL3 Apply
12 What are the problems with over and under estimate? BTL1 Remember
13 How will you measure the effort of the project in parametric model? Discuss BTL2 Understand
it.
14 Illustrate the major components of function point analysis. BTL3 Apply
15 Point out the ways of moving data groups in COSMIC full function point BTL4 Analyze
model. Name the any two levels of COSMIC Model.
16 Summarize the factors sensitive to system size in COCOMO II model BTL5 Evaluate
17 Develop the function point Mark II model of transaction. BTL6 Create
18 What are the difficulties of project estimation? BTL1 Remember
19 Identify the different effort estimation methods. BTL3 Apply
 20 Express the different modes of COCOMO II model. BTL2 Understand
21 Analyze the major shortcoming of the SLOC measure. BTL4 Analyze
22 Illustrate the significance of a “project risk matrix” with an example. BTL2 Understand
23 Examine some units for measuring the size of the software. BTL4 Analyze
24 Determine the categories of benefits. BTL5 Evaluate
PART B
1 i) Describe the water fall model in detail with neat diagram (6) BTL1 Remember
ii) Discuss the spiral software development life cycle model with
diagrammatic illustration with its deficiencies and usage. (7)
2 Discuss the following in detail: BTL2 Understand
i) Software prototyping (6)
ii) Different ways of categorizing prototype(7)
3 i) Demonstrate the incremental delivery with neat diagram.(7) BTL3 Apply
ii) Illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of incremental
delivery.(6)
4 i) Explain the Dynamic system development method in detail. (9) BTL4 Analyze
ii)Analyze the details about SCRUM.(4)
5 i) Describe the Rapid Application Development model. (8) BTL1 Remember
ii) Identify the features of Agile method.(5)
6 Discuss the Extreme programming in detail with its advantages and BTL2 Understand
disadvantages. (13)
7 i) Explain the management of iterative process in detail. (8) BTL5 Evaluate
ii) Explain why estimates are carried out at various stages of a
software project. (5)
8 i) Describe the basis for software estimation in detail. (8) BTL1 Remember
ii) Describe the expert judgment and estimation by analogy in detail.
(5)
9 i) Discuss the extended function point analysis in detail with an BTL2 Understand
example. (7)
ii) Illustrate the staffing pattern.(6)
10 Demonstrate the following: BTL3 Apply
i) Function point mark II method (8)
ii) COSMIC full function point method (5)
11 Explain the COCOMO II parametric productive model in detail with BTL4 Analyze
the steps in effort estimation technique.(13)
12 Describe the top down and bottom approach of the estimation in BTL1 Remember
detail. (13)
13 The following details are held about previously developed software BTL4 Analyze
modules.
Module Inputs Entity Types Outputs Days
Accessed
A 1 2 10 2.60
B 10 2 1 3.90
C 5 1 1 1.83
D 2 3 11 3.50
 E 1 3 20 4.30
i) Calculate the Simons Mark II FPs for each module. (8)
ii)Using the results, calculate the effort needed for the new module.
(5)
14 Develop the project data given below. BTL6 Create
Project inputs outputs entity system Program - developer
accesses users ming days
language
1 210 420 40 10 x 30
2 469 1406 125 20 x 85
3 513 1283 76 18 y 108
4 660 2310 88 200 y 161
5 183 367 35 10 z 22
6 244 975 65 25 z 42
7 1600 3200 237 25 y 308
8 582 874 111 5 z 62
X 180 350 40 20 y
Y 484 1190 69 35 y
Note X and Y are new projects for which estimates of effort are
needed.
i) What items are size drivers? (3)
ii) What items are productivity drivers? (3)
iii) What are the productivity rates for programming languages
x, y and z? (3)
iv) What would be the estimated effort, for projects X and Y using a
Mark II function point count? (4)
Identify the estimates done and explain the problems with over and
15 BTL3 Apply
under estimates. Develop your own example and explain. (13)
16 Summarize in detail about Managing interactive processes. (13) BTL2 Understand
Evaluate how cost-benefit evaluation techniques can be used to
17 BTL5 Evaluate
choose the best among competing project proposals. (13)
PART C
Evaluate the major shortcomings of the waterfall model? How have
1 those shortcomings been overcome by the agile model? (15) BTL5 Evaluate
Create the maximum value that the scale factor can have, give that
2 there are five exponent drivers and the maximum rating for an BTL6 Create
individual driver is five and the minimum is zero? (15)
Suppose you are the manager of a software project. Explain why it
would not be proper to calculate the number of developers required
3 for the project as a simple division of the effort estimate (in person- BTL5 Evaluate
months) by the nominal duration estimate (in months). (15)
Identify the pros and cons of using pair programming over
programmers working alone. Based on your analysis, point out if
4 there are any situations where the pair programming technique may BTL6 Create
not be suitable. (15)
 5 Explain in detail about the Amanda’s decision tree. (15) BTL5 Evaluate
UNIT III ACTIVITY PLANNING AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Objectives of Activity planning–Project schedules –Activities –Sequencing and scheduling –Network
Planning models –Forward Pass & Backward Pass techniques –Critical path (CRM) method –Risk
identification –Assessment –Monitoring –PERT technique –Monte Carlo simulation –Resource Allocation –
Creation of critical patterns –Cost schedules.
PART A
1 List the objectives of activity planning. BTL1 Remember
2 Compare work breakdown structure and Product break down BTL5 Evaluate
structure.
3 Differentiate Activity-On-Arrow (AOA) from Activity-On-Node BTL4 Analyze
(AON).
4 Show the various approaches would you use to identify activities. BTL3 Apply
5 How will you formulate risk reduction leverage? Outline the BTL6 Create
strategies for risk reduction can be adopted for the following software
project risk: Personnel (staffing) shortfalls.
6 How would you use hybrid approach of project scheduling? Discuss BTL2 Understand
it.
7 What are the different ways of prioritizing the activities in resource BTL1 Remember
allocations?
8 Develop the changes would you make to shorten the project duration. BTL6 Create
9 How would you show a “Dangle” in an activity Network? BTL1 Remember
10 Illustrate Hammock activities. BTL3 Apply
11 Compare forward pass and backward pass. BTL2 Understand
12 Analyze activity float. Appraise the need for modeling precedence BTL4 Analyze
networks.
13 Define ‘Free floats’ and ‘interfering floats’. BTL1 Remember
14 Compare PERT and CPM BTL5 Evaluate
15 List out the categories of cost. BTL1 Remember
16 Interpret the types of risk. BTL2 Understand
17 Analyze the factors involved in risk planning. BTL4 Analyze
18 What do you understand by risk transfer? Give an example. BTL2 Understand
19 Define hazard. BTL1 Remember
20 Classify the time estimates in PERT. BTL3 Apply
21 Summarize Monte Carlo Simulation method? BTL2 Understand
22 Identify the different types of schedules in resource allocation. BTL3 Apply
23 Discover the categories of resources. BTL4 Analyze
24 Determine the factors that needs to be taken into account while BTL5 Evaluate
allocating individuals to tasks.
25 Formulate the ways in which activities can be prioritized. BTL6 Create
PART B
1 i) Describe the various steps involved in activity planning with BTL1 Remember
its objectives. (8)
ii) Examine the sequencing and scheduling activities. (5)
2 Describe the different approaches of identifying the project activities BTL2 Understand
 in detail with neat diagram. (13)
3 Illustrate the various network planning model and calculations used BTL3 Apply
in the model and differentiate between them. Explain rules for
constructing precedence network. (13)
4 i) Analyze the forward pass activity in detail. (8) BTL4 Analyze
ii) Explain the backward pass activity with neat diagram.(5)
5 i) Explain the identification of the critical path in details with neat BTL5 Evaluate
diagram. (7)
ii) Summarize on activity float.(6)
6 Develop an Activity-On-Arrow network. Explain rules and BTL6 Create
conventions for activity on arrow network. (13)
7 Discuss different CPM forward and backward pass network in BTL1 Remember
detail with neat diagram (13)
8 Define the term Risk. Discuss the issues related to managing the BTL2 Understand
risk. Give examples. (13)
9 i) Illustrate the use of checklist and brain storming in iidentification BTL3 Apply
of risk. (8)
ii) Classify the categories of risk.(5)
10 i) Explain Monte Carlo Simulation with an example. (6) BTL4 Analyze
ii) Differentiate PERT and CPM. Explain with an example the use of
network techniques PERT and CPM in software project management.
(7)
11 i) Describe PERT network in detail with example. (6) BTL1 Remember
ii) Identify the risk identification process and the mitigation steps
involved in the project management. (7)
12 i) Discuss about the cost schedule in detail. (8) BTL2 Understand
ii) Discuss the factors to be considered in allocation of tasks. (5)
13 i) Explain the different categories of project resources in detail. BTL4 Analyze
(8)
ii) Analyze on various scheduling resources. (5)
14 i) Describe an activity network using activity on node for office BTL1 Remember
automation.(5)
ii) Identify a network diagram representing the following logic. As
the project starts, activities A and B can be performed concurrently.
When A is finished, activities C and D can start. When B is finished,
activities E and F can start. When activities D and E are finished,
activity G can start. The project is complete when activities C, F and
G are finished. (8)
15 Explain how you will identify the major risks, & identify the strategies BTL2 Understand
for minimizing each of those risks. (13)
 16 (i) Assess the objectives of designing a proper project schedule? BTL5 Evaluate
Explain its significance. (7)
(ii) What is risk analysis? Explain its significance in project
management? (6)
17 Identify the steps involved in the process of resource allocation. (13) BTL3 Apply
PART C
1 Identify and create the objectives and sub-objectives of the
Brightmouth College payroll project. What measures of effectiveness
BTL5 Evaluate
could be used to check the success in achieving the objectives of the
project? (15)
2 Referring to figure suppose that the duration for activity F is
shortened to 8 weeks. Calculate the end date for the project.
What would the end date for the project if activity F were shortened to
7 weeks? Why? (15)

BTL6 Create

3 Draw an activity network using CPM conventions for the project

specified in below table. When you have completed it, evaluate and
compare your result with that shown in figure

BTL5 Evaluate

Table1: An example project specification with estimated activity

duration and precedence requirements. (15)
Figure: Illustrates the network for the project specified in Table1
4 Consider a software project with five tasks T1-T5. Duration of the
five tasks in weeks is 3,2,3,5 and 2 respectively. T2 and T4 can start
when T1 is complete. T3 can start when T2 is complete. T5 can start
when T3 and T4 are complete. Draw and create the CPM network BTL6 Create
representation of the project. When is the latest start date of the task
T3? What is the float time of the task T4? Which tasks are on the
critical path? (15)
5 On a large project it is often the responsibility of a team leader to
allocate tasks to individuals. Why might it be unsatisfactory to leave BTL5 Evaluate
such allocations entirely to the direction of the team leader? (15)
UNIT IV PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
Framework for Management and control –Collection of data Project termination – Visualizing progress –
Cost monitoring –Earned Value Analysis-Project tracking –Change control-Software Configuration
Management –Managing contracts –Contract Management
PART A
1 Give the advantages and disadvantages of the EVA approach. BTL2 Understand
2 List out the steps in project control. BTL1 Remember
3 List the Deciding levels of monitoring. BTL1 Remember
4 Predict the different ways of collecting data. BTL2 Understand
5 Identify the categories of reporting. BTL1 Remember
6 What is the use of check points and monitoring? BTL1 Remember
7 Examine the techniques of visualizing progress. BTL3 Apply
8 Illustrate the advantages of fixed priced contracts. BTL3 Apply
9 Differentiate ball charts and slip chart. BTL2 Understand
10 Compare budgeted cost of work scheduled and budgeted cost of BTL4 Analyze
work performed.
11 Define critical path and outsource. BTL1 Remember
12 Give the justifications for project termination. BTL6 Create
13 Explain how the details needed to carry out EVA to be collected? BTL4 Analyze
14 Explain how would you rate the levels to monitor the project? BTL5 Evaluate
15 Evaluate the need for monitoring the cost. BTL5 Evaluate
16 List the different types of contracts. BTL1 Remember
17 Explain the supply processes in managing contract. BTL4 Analyze
18 Summarize open source configuration Management tools. BTL2 Understand
19 Illustrate the outcome of contract management. BTL3 Apply
20 How would you integrate the popular visual tools in monitoring and BTL6 Create
tracking the project progress?
21 Compare schedule variance, time variance and cost variance. BTL5 Evaluate
22 Define change control. BTL2 Understand
23 Identify the stages in awarding a contract. BTL3 Apply
24 Analyze the features of Open Tendering Process. BTL4 Analyze
PART B
1 i) Describe in details about creating the frame work for monitoring BTL1 Remember
the project management and control. (5)
ii) Scope and deliverables of software projects are changed
frequently. This has severe implications on the projects. Examine
how can a project manager minimize their impact on the projects? (8)
2 Discuss the following in detail: BTL2 Understand
i. Collecting the data (5)
ii. Project termination review (8)
3 i) Illustrate the use of Gantt and timeline charts in visualizing the BTL3 Apply
project progress with suitable diagrams. (7)
ii) Demonstrate on cost monitoring. (6)
4 Explain the various ways in visualizing the progress of the project BTL4 Analyze
with neat diagram. (13)
5 i) Explain the earned value analysis method in detail (8) BTL5 Evaluate
ii) Summarize the various steps involved in change control procedure
(5)
6 i) Develop the procedure to get back the project to target. (7) BTL6 Create
ii)Formulate the process of prioritizing monitoring with examples.
(6)
7 i) Describe the purpose of software configuration management. (8) BTL1 Remember
ii) Examine in detail about configuration management process.(5)
8 i) Discuss the various types of contracts with example. Appraise the BTL2 Understand
activities involved in software configuration management. (8)
ii) Express the various stages in contract placement in detail. (5)
9 i) Illustrate the salient features of “Fixed price” and “Time and BTL3 Apply
material” contracts model. (8)
ii) Demonstrate in detail about contract management. (5)
10 i) Explain the formal models for cost monitoring with its metrics (8) BTL4 Analyze
ii) Point out the levels of monitoring with example. (5)
11 i)List down the typical terms in contract and explain them in detail.
(5)
ii) Identify how the earned value chart depicts scheduled progress,
BTL1 Remember
actual cost and actual progress (earned value) to allow the
determination of spending, schedule and time variances with example.
(8)
12 i) Summarize the managing contract under ISO12207 approach. (5)
ii) How would you rate the change control procedure? Interpret in BTL2 Understand
detail.(8)
13 i) Analyze a baseline in the contest of software configuration
management. How do the base lines get updated to form new base
lines? (6)
ii) How the following can be prevented while using a configuration
BTL4 Analyze
management tool? Explain it. (7)
a. Two team members overwriting each other’s work
b. Accidental deletion of work product.
c. Unauthorized modifications to a work product
14 Describe the following in detail: BTL1 Remember
i) Partial completion reporting (8)
ii) Reb/Amber/Green(RAG) Reporting (5)
15 (i) Scope and deliverables of software projects are changed BTL5 Evaluate
frequently. This has severe implications on the projects. How can a
project manager minimize their impact on the project? (7)
(ii) Determine the activities involved in software configuration
management. (6)
16 i) Summarize the various steps involved in change control procedure.
(9)
BTL2 Understand
ii) Interpret the roles and responsibility of a configuration
librarian.(4)
17 What problems are you likely to face if you are developing several BTL3 Apply
versions of the same software product according to a client’s request
and are not using any configuration management tools? (13)
PART C
1 How would you evaluate the following aspects of a proposal?
i. The usability of an existing software application (3)
ii. The usability of a software application that is yet to be
designed and constructed. (3) BTL5 Evaluate
iii. The maintenance costs of hardware to be supplied (3)
iv. The time taken to respond to requests for software support (3)
v. Training. (3)
2 If you have access to project planning software, investigate the extent
to which it offers support for earned value analysis. If it does not so
BTL6 Create
directly, investigate ways in which it would help you to generate a
baseline budget (PV) and track the earned value (EV). (15)
3 Give examples of how project termination review results can change
BTL5 Evaluate
the development process and the project management process. (15)
4 Suppose a project is budgeted to cost $150000. The project is to be
completed in 18 months. After two months, the project is 10%
complete at an expense of $25000. It was planned that after two
BTL6 Create
months 15% of the project work should have been completed. Create
and compare the cost performance index and the schedule
performance index. Interpret these values to assess the progress of the
 project. (15)
5 Formulate with your own example how the earned value chart depicts
scheduled progress, actual cost and actual progress (earned value) to
BTL6 Create
allow the determination of spending, schedule and time variances.
(15)
UNIT V STAFFING IN SOFTWARE PROJECTS
Managing people –Organizational behavior –Best methods of staff selection –Motivation –The
Oldham -Hackman job characteristic model –Ethical and Programmed concerns –Working in teams –
Decision making –Team structures –Virtual teams –Communications genres –Communication plans.
PART A
1 Point out the objectives of managing people and organizing teams. BTL4 Analyze
2 Describe the importance causes of “stress” encountered in project. BTL1 Remember
3 Classify the different motivation theory. BTL4 Analyze
4 Develop the importance of objectives of organizational behavior. BTL6 Create
5 Describe Taylor’s model. BTL2 Understand
6 Classify the different types of leadership style. BTL4 Analyze
7 Develop the stages of team formation model. BTL6 Create
8 Illustrate the methods would you use to improve motivation. BTL3 Apply
9 Will you state or interpret job enlargement and job enrichment. BTL2 Understand
10 Give the different categories of decisions. BTL2 Understand
11 Define Herzberg’s two factor theory and software reliability. BTL1 Remember
12 Recommend some mental obstacles to good decision making. BTL5 Evaluate
13 Illustrate the steps involved in selecting the right person for the job. BTL3 Apply
14 What you understand by virtual team? BTL1 Remember
15 List the basic stages of team development. BTL1 Remember
16 Quote: Maslow’s hierarchy of need. BTL1 Remember
17 Compare personal and organizational stress. BTL2 Understand
18 Recommend the measures to enhance the job design in Oldham- BTL5 Evaluate
Hackman model characteristic model.
19 Identify the advantages of the chief Programmer team. BTL1 Remember
20 How would you apply your understanding in “Egoless BTL3 Apply
Programming”?
21 Interpret the modes of communication. BTL2 Understand
22 Analyze the problems that are faced by matrix team organization. BTL4 Analyze
23 Identify the advantages of functional team formats. BTL3 Apply
24 Deduct the general approach which is followed for recruitment BTL5 Evaluate
process.
PART B
1 Describe the organizational behavior with example.(13) BTL1 Remember
2 i) Discuss the factors to be considered in the Oldham-Hackman job BTL2 Understand
characteristic model. (8)
ii) Give the Vroom’s expectancy theory.(5)
3 Demonstrate, how would you select a new staff into a project along BTL3 Apply
with the recruitment process? (13)
4 i) Explain the Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs with an example. (8) BTL4 Analyze
 ii) Analyze the details on Taylorist model.(5)
5 Explain the following in detail: BTL5 Evaluate
i) Stress (5)
ii) Health and safety(8)
6 i) Compose some Ethical and Professional concern. (5) BTL6 Create
ii) Develop the project and functional organization structure and list
out the advantages functional team format. (8)
7 Describe the various models of Motivation in detail. (13) BTL1 Remember
8 i) Discuss the metrics and issues involved in selecting the right person BTL2 Understand
for the job. (5)
ii) Express the importance of working together as a team and the
various aspects of team development. (8)
9 Illustrate the term “Decision making” in the process of managing BTL3 Apply
people and organizing teams. With an example explain the strength of
a team.(13)
10 Explain different types of team structures used in the project BTL4 Analyze
management.(13)
11 i) Describe the Organization and Team structure in detail. (5) BTL1 Remember
ii) Define team and the types of team structures.(8)
12 i) Describe in detail about Dispersed and Virtual Team. (5) BTL2 Understand
ii) Summarize details on Communication Genres.(8)
13 i) Analyze the factors and characteristics that are involved in making BTL4 Analyze
a team. (7)
ii) Explain the different ways to improve the group performance.(6)
14 i) Discuss the leadership models with the functions of a leader with an BTL1 Remember
example. (7)
ii) Express about communication plan in detail. (6)
15 Illustrate the 3 ways in which a software development department BTL2 Understand
can be structured with suitable diagram.(13)
16 i) Define leadership and explain different kinds of leadership power. BTL5 Evaluate
(7)
ii) Explain in detail about leadership style.(6)
17 In your final year project, categorize each participant according to the BTL3 Apply
Belbin classification. Were there any duplications or gaps in any of
the roles? Did this seem to have any impact on your progress?
Propose your solution. (13)
PART C
1 An organization has detected low job satisfaction in the following
departments:
i. The system testing group;
ii. The computer applications help desk; BTL6 Create
iii. Computer batch input;
How could these jobs be redesigned to give more job satisfaction?
(15)
2 Job enlargement sounds like a good thing. Explore what are the
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possible disadvantages of job enlargement might be for both
 employers and staff. (15)
3 Explain the advantages of a functional organization over a project
organization. Also evaluate why software development houses prefer BTL5 Evaluate
to use project organization over functional organization. (15)
4 As a project manager, identify the characteristics that you would look
for in a software developer while trying to select personnel for your BTL6 Create
team. (15)
5 Does staff selection relate with quality of product? Justify with
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appropriate reason. (15)