Project Management

Question 1

Project Manager Role

Answer 1

Person who has the overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a project

Question 2

Project Success Criteria

Answer 2

1. Time
2. Budget
3. Meet customer requirements
4. Well functioning development team

Question 3

Software Management Distinctions

Answer 3

• Progress not always visible
• Unique experience for manager (every project different)
• Different companies have different software development process

Question 4

Universal Management Activities

Answer 4

1. Project planning, risk management, people management, reporting, proposal writing
2. Best programmers don’t always make the best software managers

Question 5

Risk Management

Answer 5

1. Potential problem that may or may not occur in the future

2. Deals with identifying risks and drawing up plans to minimise their effect on a project

Question 6

Why is Risk Management Important?:

Answer 6

1. Loosely defined requirements
2. Requirements changes due to changes in customer needs
3. Hard to estimate time and resources required for development
4. Differences in individual skills

Question 7

Risk Classification

Answer 7

1. Project risks affect resources or schedule
2. Project risks affect quality or performance of the development
3. Business risks affect the organization developing

Question 8

Risk Identification Factors:

Answer 8

1. Requirements
2. Technology
3. Estimation
4. People
5. Tools
6. Organizational

Question 9

Risk Analysis

Answer 9

1. Probability and seriousness of each risk
2. Probably may be very low, low, moderate, high , very high
3. Consequences might be catastrophic, serious, tolerable or insignificant

Question 10

Risk Planning

Answer 10

1. Avoidance: probability that the risk will arise is reduced
2. Minimization: impact of the risk on the project or product will be reduced
3. Contingency: plans to deal with that risk

Question 11

Risk Monitoring

Answer 11

1. Assess each identified risks regularly to decide whether or not it is becoming less or more probable
2. Assess whether the effects of the risk have changed
3. Each key risk should be discussed at management progress meetings

Question 12

Group Composition Members:

Answer 12

1. Task orientated: everyone wants to do their own thing
2. Self-orientated: everyone wants to be the boss
3. Interaction oriented: too much chatting not enough work