Deck 34: Project Scheduling

Question 1

Approximately what percent of the project time line should be devoted to each of the activities listed below?
Planning ______
Analysis ______
Design ______
Coding ______
Testing ______
If you could expend more time in one activity,which would have the highest likelihood of improving software quality? Why?

Answer 1

Planning 2-3%
Analysis 10-25%
Design 20-25%
Coding 15-20%
Testing 30-40%
Expend more time in design because design is the place where quality is built into a product.

Question 2

What is "earned value analysis" as it relates to project scheduling?

Answer 2

Earned value is a measure of progress.It enables you to assess the "percent of completeness" of a project using quantitative analysis rather than rely on a gut feeling.
Final Exam Question

Question 3

In software project scheduling work,what is a task (or activity)network?

Answer 3

A task network is a graphic representation depicting software engineering task dependencies and the workflow for a project.

Question 4

List 3 principles for scheduling software projects.