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1
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what is risk?

A

factors that have a negative impact on a projects performance

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2
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list types of risk.

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SCORP
- schedule
- cost
- operational [ validity of assumptions ]
- req
- performance

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3
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what is the purpose of risk management?

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  • minimizes effect of risk on performance
  • identifies, calculates probability and consequence of a risk
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4
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risk management revolves around ________ and _________ ?

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MAC
- risk assessment [identification, analysis, priority ]
- risk control [ planning, resolution, monitoring ]

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5
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what activities are undertaken under risk assessment?

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risk:
- identification
- analyzation
- prioritization

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6
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what activities are undertaken under risk control?

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risk:
- management plan
- resolution
- monitoring

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7
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________ produces list of risks with potential to disrupt a project’s schedule?

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risk identification

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8
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what are the sub activities of risk identification?

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ACDD
- assumption analysis
- checklist
- decision driven analysis
- decomposition driven analysis

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what are components of a risk identification checklist?

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What Would Devi Do? UR PG
- wrong ui
- wrong sw functionality
- dependency of technology
- dependency on external components
- unrealistic schedule and budget
- req changes
- personnel shortfalls
- gold plating

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10
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___________ analyzes all non technical decisions taken?

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decision driven analysis

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________ looks for optimistic assumptions?

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assumption analysis
[ no one will quit, nothing goes wrong, on time delivery … ]

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________ analyzes modules of the project?

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decomposition analysis
[ 20% of modules cause 80% of the problems ]

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what are the 2 main methods of risk analysis?

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  1. estimate size of loss - easier to do
  2. estimate probability of loss
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14
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what does estimating the probability of loss entail in risk analysis?

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  • is subjective
  • uses Delphi or other group consensus
  • gambling analogies
  • adjective calibration [ highly, likely, probably ]
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15
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what other approaches can be used to analyze risk? explain them.

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decision analysis - calculates risk probability of a decision
network analysis - a critical feature not being done on time
quality factor analysis - surrounding quality attributes
performance analysis - using early simulations

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16
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____________ determines the impact of each risk?

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risk prioritization

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17
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what is RE?

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risk exposure is a prioritization technique that measures:

  • expected value of loss due to a particular risk
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18
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how do we calculate RE?

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RE = probability * size

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19
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calculate RE for:
1. Risk is “Facilities not ready on time”
Probability is 25%, size is 4 weeks.
2. Ex: risk is “Inadequate design – redesign required” Probability is 15%, size is 10 weeks

A
  1. RE = 0.25 * 4 = 1 week
  2. RE = 1.5 weeks
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20
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define risk control

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unlike risk assessment, it involves the PM taking active measures to minimize impact of risk

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21
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during risk management planning, the plan for each risk needn’t be ___________ or ___________ ?

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extensive or elaborate

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what are the five components of Risk Management Planning?

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why, what, who, how, how
- why is risk important
- what should be delivered
- who will handle risk management activities
- how many resources are needed
- how will risk be minimized

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23
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what are Risk management planning strategies?

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ARRT
- avoidance
- reduce
- retain [ acceptance ]
- transfer [ insurance ]

24
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____________ is the implementation of risk management planning?

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risk resolution

25
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_____________ describes how resolution measures are executed?

A

risk monitoring

26
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what is a config item?

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is a work product that is treated as a single entity for the purpose of configuration.

27
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____________ is a composite of configuration items?

A

configuration management aggregate
example:
Serial port device driver is a CI
Linux OS is a CM Aggregate

28
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___________ identifies the state of a configuration item at a well defined point in time.

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version

29
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_____________ are versions that are intended to coexist?

A

variants

30
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____________ denotes a configuration item [ version ] that is relatively stable and is given to developers for use or review?

A

promotion

31
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__________ is a version that has been made available to the client or the users?

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release

32
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__________ and _______ are library of promotions and library of releases respectively?

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  • workspace and repository
33
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a software library provides facilities to _______, _______ and _______ config items?

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label, store and identify

34
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what are the 3 types of libraries?

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  • developer workspace / dynamic
  • major directory / controlled
  • sw repository / static
35
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__________ library tracks promotions?

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controlled

36
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__________ library tracks releases?

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static

37
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_____ is a version that has been formally reviewed and agreed on and which can be changed only with change request.

A

baseline

38
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______ denotes that a configuration item has met the quality set by the quality control team and can be used or reviewed by the users.

A

release

39
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______ is a formal report issued by user or developer requesting a modification in configuration item.

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change request

40
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Define risk monitoring?

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  • Risk monitoring is how the measures described in resolution are executed.
41
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Promotion vs Release?

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  • Promotion is a version that has been made available for developers
  • Release is a version that has been made available for clients
42
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Workspace vs Repository?

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  • Workspace - library of promotions
  • Repository - library of Release.
43
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abbriviate SCCI?

A

Software Configuration Control Item

44
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______ is the process of evaluating, approving, disapproving, and managing changes to SCCIs.

A

configuration control

45
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________ is the process of Controlling software version releases?

A

version control

46
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What are the sources of change in software configuration management?

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  • Development - Maintenance - Growth
47
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_________ is a process that handles changes to baseline product in a systematic and controlled manner?

A

sw config management SCM

48
Q

List and explain three main activities of SCM?

A
  • Identification of CIs
  • Change Management Control
  • Configuration audit and status reporting
49
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__________ SCM activity requires a baseline product?

A

identification of CIs

50
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List activities that Identification of CI clearly shows?

A
  • Component affected by the change requirement
  • The one that is undergoing a change
  • The others affected by the change
51
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Baseline products can be split as?

A

RAD, SDD etc

52
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Change Management Control [ CMC ] includes?

A
  • Program code changes
  • Requirement and design changes
  • Version release changes
53
Q

List the 3 CMC(Change Management Control) processes?

A
  • Accept
  • Analyse
  • Change Control Board
54
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How can we ensure that change has been properly implemented and reported?

A
  • Formal Technical Review
  • Configuration Audit
  • Status reporting
55
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List configuration management tools.

A
  • RCS - revision control system
  • CVS - Concurrent version system
  • Perforce
  • Clear case
56
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What feature CVS provides that RCS will not?

A
  • Supports Branch
  • Detects current change
57
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List some of the features that “Clear Case” tool supports?

A
  • CM aggregates
  • configurations

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