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Last Class Meeting
Final Examination
Final Exam
Do the 7 questions as indicated from the list below.
Questions to answer:
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- 1.Discuss briefly the four major milestones of a modern software
development process.
– 2. Discuss briefly the primary purpose of each of the four major
milestones.
– 3. Discuss briefly the six topics of periodic status assessment
reviews.
– 4. Discuss briefly the similarities and the differences of top-level
organization of a conventional WBS and the top-level organization
of a modern WBS.
– 5. Discuss briefly the similarities and the differences between the
four steps for a top-down cost and schedule estimate and the three
steps for a bottom-up cost and schedule estimate.
– 6. Discuss briefly the similarities and the differences of the
contents of the iterations in each of the four development phases.
Final Exam (cont’d)
–7. Discuss briefly the similarities and the differences between the
Line-of-Business organization and the Software Project organization.
–8. Discuss briefly the responsibilities of the software management
organization.
–9. Discuss briefly the types of automation tools which should be used.
–10. Discuss briefly the elements of organization policy.
–11. Discuss briefly the elements of organization environment.
–12. Discuss briefly the pros and cons of extension to the stakeholder
environment.
Final Exam (cont’d)
–13. Discuss briefly the three core management metrics.
–14. Discuss briefly the four core quality metrics.
–15. Discuss briefly the three primary causes of excessive
personnel attrition.
–16. Discuss briefly the dimensions and priorities for tailoring
software projects.
–17. Discuss briefly the differences in tailoring for large, contract
projects versus small, commercial projects.
–18. Discuss briefly what you have learned in this course about
software project management.