MCASemester 32021-22Software Project ManagementKCA-013

Software Project Management (KCA-013) - AKTU Question Paper 2021-22

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This is the official AKTU Software Project Management Previous Year Question Paper for MCA Semester 3, academic session 2021-22. Published by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU/UPTU), Lucknow. Free PDF download — no login required.

Course:MCA

Semester:Semester 3

Session:2021-22

University:AKTU / UPTU

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Questions Asked in 2021-22

Software Project Management (KCA-013) — complete question paper

Section AAttempt all q u e s t i o n s i n b r i e f . 2 x 10 = 20

a
What is contract management?
b
Differentiate between task and activities
c
How to identify and estimate the cost of project?
d
How does software project different from other engineering project?
e
How to calculate the net present value for a software project?
f
How is CPI different from SPI?
g
How are risk classified?
h
What is monitor earned value? i. What is software re-engineering? j. What are the methods used to improve motivation?

Section BAttempt any three o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : 10 x 3 = 30

a
List the Outline of stepwise project planning
b
Explain how project can be evaluated against strategic, technical, and economic criteria
c
Discus the network model represented by the CPM network
d
What is the role of time estimation in a software development? Compare optimistic and pessimistic time estimation
e
List the factors that are involved in making a team. Explain the characteristics

Section CAttempt any one p a r t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : 10 x 1 = 10

a
With neat diagram explain s tepwise Objective and goals of project planning
b
Define the scope of sof tware project management
a
Explain different three stages of COCOMO II model
b
Describe how cost- benefit evaluation techniques can be used to choose the best among competing project proposal
a
Discuss Monte Carlo simulation with neat diagram
b
Describe with an example how the effect of risk on project schedule is evaluated using PERT
a
Does monitoring and control affect the project schedule? Explain
b
Explain the earned value analysis methods
a
Explain the method to overcome from stress, health, and safety issues in managing the people and organizational teams
b
Explain the Oldham-hackman job characteristic model

Question text is extracted from the official AKTU question paper PDF above. Hindi translations are omitted — every question is printed in English in the original paper. Last verified: 2026-08-23.

Repeated Questions — KCA-013

Questions that appeared in more than one session, found by comparing 4 years of Software Project Management papers (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)

Explain how project can be evaluated against strategic, technical, and economic criteria

Appeared in: 2021-22 · 2023-24 · 2024-25

What is contract management?

Appeared in: 2021-22 · 2022-23

Differentiate between task and activities

Appeared in: 2021-22 · 2022-23

Define the scope of sof tware project management

Appeared in: 2021-22 · 2022-23

Describe how cost- benefit evaluation techniques can be used to choose the best among competing project proposal

Appeared in: 2021-22 · 2024-25

Explain the Oldham-hackman job characteristic model

Appeared in: 2021-22 · 2022-23

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