xi - Project planning

Question 1

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The price charged for a system does not just depend on its estimated development costs and the profit required by the development company. Organizational factors may mean that the price is [1] to compensate for increased risk or decreased to gain competitive advantage.

Answer 1

increased

Question 2

Software is often priced to [1] and the functionality of the system is then
adjusted to meet the estimated price.

Answer 2

gain a contract

Question 3

is organized around a complete project plan that defines the project activities, the planned effort, the activity schedule, and who is responsible for each activity.

Answer 3

Plan-driven development

Question 4

involves the creation of various graphical representations of part of the project plan. Bar charts, which show the activity duration and staffing timelines, are the most commonly used schedule representations.

Answer 4

Project scheduling

Question 5

A [1] is a predictable outcome of an activity or set of activities. At each milestone, a formal report of progress should be presented to management. A deliverable is a work product that is delivered to the project customer.

Answer 5

project milestone

Question 6

The [1] involves the whole team in project planning. The plan is developed incrementally and, if problems arise, it is adjusted so that software functionality is reduced instead of delaying the delivery of an increment.

Answer 6

XP planning game

Question 7

[1] for software may be experience-based, where managers judge the effort required, or algorithmic, where the effort required is computed from other estimated project parameters.

Answer 7

Estimation techniques

Question 8

The [1] costing model is a mature algorithmic cost model that takes project, product, hardware, and personnel attributes into account when formulating a cost estimate.

Answer 8

COCOMO II