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Software Project Management

Notes 14.6 Review Questions

1. You have worked on various types of projects ranging from infrastructure to software.
How are infrastructure projects different from software projects?
2. What are the critical factors that measure the success of capital projects?
3. In the present scenario of frequent failure of software projects, can you put forward some
strategies that facilitates successful software projects?
4. Scope and deliverables of software projects are changed frequently. This has severe implications
on the projects. How can a project manager minimize their impact on the project?
5. Project reviews and audits are important in project management. Can you share your
experiences about their contribution in the success of a project?
6. You have valuable experiences in the field of project risk management. Can you share
your views on how an organization following project management should equip to cope
with and overcome project risks?
7. Involvement of stakeholders is crucial for the success of the project. What strategies would
you suggest to project managers so that they can involve all the stakeholders in the
various stages of a project?
8. What role do you envisage for future project managers in improving the discipline of
project management?
9. How important do you think on the job training is for the project managers and team
members? How can training needs be identified?
10. How you can deliver the product fast to costumers?
Answers: Self Assessment

1. Agile 2. bar chart

3. control board 4. risk
5. objectives 6. smallest
7. teamwork 8. time
9. leadership 10. scope
11. limitations 12. team leaders
13. expenditure 14. delivery
15. Small description

14.7 Further Readings

Books B. W. Boehm, Software Risk Management: Principle and Practices, IEEE Software,
Vol. 8, No. 1, January 1991, pp. 32-41.
B. W. Boehm, A Spiral Model of Software Development and Enhancement, Computer,
May 1988, pp. 61-72.

Online links http://www.seminarprojects.com/tag/small-software-project-ideas
http://www.seminarprojects.com/Thread-software-project-ideas

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