Chapter 1

Question 1

What is a Job?

Answer 1

Repetition of well defined/ well understood tasks will little to no Uncertainty

Question 2

what is exploration?

Answer 2

Outcome, Duration and Budget is highly uncertain

Question 3

List 10 Characteristics of a project…

Answer 3

non-routine tasks are involved;
planning is required;
specific objectives are to be met or a specified product is to be created;
the project has a predetermined time span;
work is carried out for someone other than yourself;
work involves several specialisms;
people are formed into a temporary work group to carry out the task;
work is carried out in several phases;
the resources that are available for use on the project are constrained;
the project is large or complex.

Question 3

What is a Project?

Answer 3

in between a job and exploration

Question 4

Define Quality in terms of Project Factors

Answer 4

How good the final project is, or how good it will become

Question 5

Define Scope in terms of Project Factors

Answer 5

Work needed to achieve goals

Question 6

Define Time in terms of Project Factors

Answer 6

How much time you will need to spend on this project

Question 7

Define Cost in terms of project Factors

Answer 7

Funds needed to complete the project

Question 8

Increasing the Scope of the project can increase …

Answer 8

Cost and time

Question 9

Define Scope Creep

Answer 9

When the project is out of boundaries

Question 10

What do we want out of Project Factors Scope, Time, Cost and Quality

Answer 10

We aim for a balance of all factors

Question 11

What is the Feasibility Study?

Answer 11

Is the project Possible and worthwhile from a business perspective?

Question 12

What is Planning?

Answer 12

How do we do it? Only done if project is feasible Tasks, Resources, timeline and budget.

Question 13

Define Implementation?

Answer 13

Implement the plan but change as we progress

Question 14

Define Termination?

Answer 14

Delivering the project ensuring all objectives are met, or explain why they haven’t been met

Question 15

Define Evaluation?

Answer 15

Reflecting on the project WWW EBI

Question 16

Software Requirement

Answer 16

What does the Client need? Functions, Quality and resource Constraints

Question 17

Architecture Design

Answer 17

Based on system requirements
Defines Components of System: Hardware, Software, Organisational
Software Requirements will come out of this

Question 18

Code and Test

Answer 18

Writing Code for each Software Unit and testing it to debug

Question 19

Integration

Answer 19

Components are tested together to see if they meet the overall requirement e.g.

Question 20

Qualification testing

Answer 20

Testing the hardware and software of the system, to ensure all requirements are fulfilled.

Question 21

Installation

Answer 21

The process of making the new system operational

Question 22

Acceptance and Support

Answer 22

Resolving problems with a newly installed system, including the correction to any errors, Maintenance and enhancement

Question 23

What is a Voluntary System

Answer 23

e.g. Computer Games

Question 24

what is a Compulsory System

Answer 24

processing a system in a organisation

Question 25

What is a information system

Answer 25

used by Human operators e.g. office processes

Question 26

What is a Embedded System

Answer 26

controlling a device or Machine e.g. air conditioning or equipment

Question 27

what is a Objective-based system

Answer 27

Client provides problem that can be solved in multiple ways

Question 28

What is a Product-Based System

Answer 28

Client provides product specification

Question 29

what are Stakeholders

Answer 29

people/organisation with an interest in the project

Question 30

List 5 stakeholders

Answer 30

Project teams
Managers
departments
external:
customers
investors
partners
communities
competitors

Question 31

What does project Authority do?

Answer 31

Sets Project Scope
Allocates and Approves Cost
Could be one person or a group

Question 32

what does SMART stand for?

Answer 32

Specific-concrete and well defined
Measurable- measure how successful the project has been
Achievable- it must be within the power of the individual to meet target
relevant- the objective must be relevant to the true purpose of the project.
Time- there should be a point when the objective is Achieved.

Question 33

What is the Software Process

Answer 33

the totality of activities and constituent tasks together with their:
relationships
dependencies
resources
constraints

Question 34

Relationships

Answer 34

E.G. X is a component of W

Question 35

Dependencies

Answer 35

e.g. activities P and Q but complete before R

Question 36

Resources

Answer 36

W have an overall budget of C pounds

Question 37

Constraints

Answer 37

e.g B must not slip by more than T days

Question 38

Software Project Issues

Answer 38

Level 1 Operational - day to day activities
Level 2 Tactical Project level Quality time cost and productivity
Level 3 strategic: Organisational level Long term

Question 39

What 5 points are included in Level 3 strategic software process Issue

Answer 39

Reducing costs
expanding customer base
increasing user satisfaction
improving productivity
reducing time to market

Question 40

Key factors of project delivering value and meets objectives list 5

Answer 40

User Involvement
clear objectives scope
time management
adequate time and budget
effective communication
senior management support