Project Scheduling and Tracking Questions

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11.

What is the recommended distribution of effort for a project?

A

40-20-40

B

50-20-30

C

30-40-30

D

50-30-20

Correct Answer: A

A recommended distribution of effort across the software process is 40% (analysis and design), 20% (coding), and 40% (testing)?.

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12.

A project usually has a timeline chart which was developed by

A

Henry Gantt

B

Barry Boehm

C

Ivar Jacabson

D

None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: A

Timeline chart, also called a Gantt chart was invented by Henry Gantt, an industrial engineer in 1917

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13.

Which of the following is the reason that software is delivered late? 

A

Changing customer requirements that are not re?ected in schedule changes

B

Technical di?culties that could not have been foreseen in advance

C

Human di?culties that could not have been foreseen in advance

D

All of the mentioned 

Correct Answer: D

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14.

Which of the following is an activity that distributes estimated effort across the planned projectduration by allocating the e?ort to speci?c software engineering tasks?

A

Software Macroscopic schedule

B

Software Project scheduling

C

Software Detailed schedule

D

None of the mentioned 

Correct Answer: B

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15.

Every task that is scheduled should be assigned to a specific team member is termed as 

A

Compartmentalization 

B

Defined milestones

C

Defined responsibilities 

D

Defined outcomes

Correct Answer: C

These responsibilities are domain specific

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16.

Ensuring that no more than the allocated number of people are allocated at any given time inSoftware Scheduling is known as

A

Time Allocation

B

Effort Validation

C

Defined Milestone

D

Effort Distribution

Correct Answer: B

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17.

What evaluates the risk associated with the technology to be implemented as part of project scope?

A

Concept scoping

B

Preliminary concept planning

C

Technology risk assessment

D

Customer reaction to the concept

Correct Answer: B

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18.

Which of the following is not an adaptation criteria for software projects ?

A

Size of the project

B

Customers Complaints 

C

Project staff

D

Mission criticality 

Correct Answer: B

These can vary from client to client

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19.

Which of the following is a project scheduling method that can be applied to software development ?

A

PERT

B

CPM

C

CMM

D

Both PERT and CPM 

Correct Answer: D

Program evaluation and review technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM) are twoproject scheduling methods that can be applied to software development.

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20.

A technique for performing quantitative analysis of progress is known as

A

BCWS

B

EVA

C

BAC

D

CBSE

Correct Answer: B

The earned value system provides a common value scale for every task, regardless of thetype of work being performed. The total hours to do the whole project are estimated, and every task isgiven an earned value based on its estimated percentage of the total.

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