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Unit 5: Project Approach

3. The project technical plan illustrates a detailed breakdown of the relationships between Notes
the major activities required by the project. What do you understand from this statement?
4. A process model can be called a framework of tasks required to develop and build high-
quality software. Do you agree? Justify
5. The waterfall model derives its name due to the cascading effect from one phase to the
other. Discuss and explain what the project inputs in waterfall model are?
6. What is the difference between the spiral model and prototype model?
7. Explain why Incremental delivery is a chief component of most software projects today?
8. The prototype can be a usable program with limited functionality but cannot be used as a
final product. Why?
9. In the V-Model the test activities are spelled out to the similar level of detail as the design
activities. Do you agree with this statement why?
10. Write down the advantages and disadvantages of all process models.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. environment 2. framework
3. technical 4. data

5. architecture 6. breakdown
7. manufacturing 8. technical
9. process 10. software process
11. maintenance 12. V-Model
13. Cost 14. Waterfall

15. system first

5.8 Further Readings

Books Robert K. Wyzocki, Rudd McGary, Effective Project Management, WILEY-
Dreamtech India Pvt. Ltd., 2000.

Roger S. Pressman, Software Engineering a Practitioner’s Approach, Fourth Edition,
McGraw Hill International, 2000.
Lan Somerville, Software Engineering, Fifth Edition, Addison Wesley
Publications, 1996.
Bob Hughes, Mike Cotterell, Software and Project Management, Tata McGraw-
Hill Publishing Company Limited, Third Edition, 2004.
Walker Royce, Software Project Management, Addison-Wesley, 1998.

Online links http://www.projectapproach.org/

http://www.projectapproach.org/project_approach.php

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