What are important differences between software project management and other types of project management?

The product is intangible (progress can't be seen); many projects are one-off, so past experience predicts problems poorly; software processes are variable and organization-specific.

List four fundamental project management activities.

Project planning, risk management, people management, and reporting. (The slides also list proposal writing as a fifth.)

What are three related categories of risk?

Project risks (affect schedule or resources), product risks (affect software quality or performance), and business risks (affect the organization developing or procuring the software).

Suggest four risks that may threaten the success of a software project?

Underestimated development time; key staff ill or unavailable; requirements changes forcing major design rework; organizational financial problems cutting the project budget.

Give two examples of technology risks that may arise in a software project.

1) The database cannot process as many transactions per second as expected. 2) Faults in reusable software components must be repaired before they can be reused.

What is involved in risk monitoring?

Regularly assessing each identified risk to see if it is becoming more or less probable, checking whether its effects have changed, and discussing each key risk at management progress meetings.

What are the four critical factors in people management?

Consistency (treat everyone comparably, no favorites), respect (for differing skills), inclusion (consider everyone's views), and honesty (about what is going well and badly).

What are the different levels in the human needs hierarchy?

From bottom to top: physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-realization needs.

Suggest five factors that might be considered when selecting people for a software development team?

Technical skills; personality type balance (task-, self-, interaction-oriented); mix of skills for diverse activities (negotiating, coding, testing, documenting); staff budget; availability and experience.

What are the five key factors that influence the effectiveness of group communication?

Group size, group structure, group composition, the physical work environment, and the available communication channels. (Slides list only the first four.)

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CS 3354 Test 1 CH22

Question	Answer
What are important differences between software project management and other types of project management?	The product is intangible (progress can't be seen); many projects are one-off, so past experience predicts problems poorly; software processes are variable and organization-specific.
List four fundamental project management activities.	Project planning, risk management, people management, and reporting. (The slides also list proposal writing as a fifth.)
What are three related categories of risk?	Project risks (affect schedule or resources), product risks (affect software quality or performance), and business risks (affect the organization developing or procuring the software).
Suggest four risks that may threaten the success of a software project?	Underestimated development time; key staff ill or unavailable; requirements changes forcing major design rework; organizational financial problems cutting the project budget.
Give two examples of technology risks that may arise in a software project.	1) The database cannot process as many transactions per second as expected. 2) Faults in reusable software components must be repaired before they can be reused.
What is involved in risk monitoring?	Regularly assessing each identified risk to see if it is becoming more or less probable, checking whether its effects have changed, and discussing each key risk at management progress meetings.
What are the four critical factors in people management?	Consistency (treat everyone comparably, no favorites), respect (for differing skills), inclusion (consider everyone's views), and honesty (about what is going well and badly).
What are the different levels in the human needs hierarchy?	From bottom to top: physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-realization needs.
Suggest five factors that might be considered when selecting people for a software development team?	Technical skills; personality type balance (task-, self-, interaction-oriented); mix of skills for diverse activities (negotiating, coding, testing, documenting); staff budget; availability and experience.
What are the five key factors that influence the effectiveness of group communication?	Group size, group structure, group composition, the physical work environment, and the available communication channels. (Slides list only the first four.)

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