Exam 10: Software Project Management and Risk Assessment: Best Practices and Strategies.

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What are the four P's of effective project management?

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people,product,process,and project

How do software process metrics differ from software project metrics?

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Process metrics are used to make strategic decisions about how to complete (and ultimately,improve)common process framework activities while project metrics are used to monitor progress during a software development project and to control product quality.

Describe the process of building a risk table.

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Project teams begin by listing all risks.Each risk is categorized by type and its probability is estimated.The impact value of each risk is assessed.Risk probability and impact are used to sort the table.Risks are then classified as high impact or low impact by defining a "cutoff" line.High impact risks (those above the line)receive management attention.

What activities are associated with reverse engineering?

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What is the objective of project planning?

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List three issues that must be dealt with in an effective strategy for dealing with risk.

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What is forward engineering?

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What are the goals for using object-oriented software metrics?

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In software project scheduling work,what is a task (or activity)network?

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How are project risks different from technical risks?

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What is "earned value analysis" as it relates to project scheduling?

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What are four useful indicators of software quality that should have measures defined and monitored by the software project team?

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Why is a feasibility assessment part of the planning process?

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What steps can be take to avoid many of the problems that cause software projects to fail?

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What are the benefits of software restructuring?

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List 3 principles for scheduling software projects.

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List 4 of the 6 critical software practices required by performance-based management.

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Why is it important for software developers to make use of measurement to guide their work?

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What resources are typically included in the project estimation process?

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