Quantitative Software Management Project Measurement Quiz Answers

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Quantitative Software ManagementProject
Measurement - Quiz Answers

• 06-15-04

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Part 1 - Summary Quiz

• What extra dimension does measurement bring to
  software?
• It adds the discipline of engineering to
  software activities.
• What are the three reasons to measure?
• To build models, to manage, to guide change
• Which set of GSFC software measures are collected
  from projects to build models?
• The Foundation Measures
• What is the goal of measuring to manage?
• To provide objective information to support
  decision making

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Part 1 - Summary Quiz

• What are the four basic groups of software
  measures?
• Size, Cost, Schedule, Quality
• Which groups are visible to the customer?
• Cost, Schedule, Quality
• How is product quality related to schedule?
• Shortening schedules leads to skipped steps and
  higher probability of defects that escape
  detection
• What might be good measures/indicators of product
  assumptions?
• Reused versus new code
• COTS versus custom code
• Code generator with customization versus new code
• Of product constraints?
• Computer resource margins

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Part 2 - Summary Quiz

• What measurement activities are required for ISD
  software projects?
• Define measures, collect and analyze, report,
  take action, archive
• What is the most common measurement analysis
  technique?
• Comparison to expectations
• What are the key artifacts that demonstrate
  mature project measurement activity?
• A plan for measurement, measurement database,
  evidence of action taken

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Part 2 - Summary QuizIs This Project in Trouble?
Delivery
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Part 3 - Summary Quiz

• Why did these projects monitor their size
  estimate growth? (Their objective)
• Monitor trends in to be delivered product size
  estimates for early warning of exceeding budget
  or late delivery
• What extra activities did they have to perform?
• Record initial estimate
• Periodically re-estimate
• Use a tool to store and display trend
• Assess and review trends with management

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Part 3 - Summary Quiz

• Which measurement example goes with which risk
  group? Measure Risk
• Memory Utilization Trend A. Project Management
• Actual vs. Planned Cost B. Project-specific
• Size Estimate Trend C. Domain-specific
• 1 C
• 2 A
• 3 B

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Part 3 Total Effort
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Part 4 - Example 2 Trend Chart
Actual Points Earned
Trend of Accomplishment