Project Planning

Question 1

Three planning stages

Answer 1

• Proposal stage
• Project start up stage
• Periodically throughout the project

Question 2

Proposal planning

Answer 2

• Provide info to set price

Question 3

Project startup

Answer 3

• Create plan with enough detail to make decisions about budget and staffing

Question 4

Software pricing

Answer 4

• No simple relationship between development cost and price charged

Question 5

Plan-driven development

Answer 5

• Traditional way to manage a software development project

Question 6

Plan-driven development pros

Answer 6

• Planning for, and close monitoring of, needed resources

Question 7

Plan-driven development cons

Answer 7

• Early decisions have to be revised because of changes

Question 8

Project scheduling

Answer 8

• Deciding how work in a project is organized into separate tasks (when and how these will be executed)

Question 9

Scheduling problems

Answer 9

• The unexpected always happens

Question 10

Agile planning

Answer 10

• Planning is iterative and only the next iteration of the software is planned, often in detail.
• For scheduling, the system being developed is cut down so that the planned date is met.

Question 11

Experience-based cost estimation techniques

Answer 11

• Techniques by which the estimate is based on a manager’s experience of past projects and the application domain

Question 12

Algorithmic cost modelling estimation techniques

Answer 12

• A formulaic approach is used to estimate the development effort required, based on attributes of the software and the development team.

Question 13

Approaches to agile planning

Answer 13

• Planning in Scrum
• Project backlog
• Planning game, with user stories

Question 14

Estimation models used in COCOMO II

Answer 14

• The application composition model
• The early design model
• The reuse model
• The post-architecture model

Question 15

Quality plan sections

Answer 15

• Product introduction
• Product plans
• Process descriptions
• Quality goals
• Risks and risk management