Software Project Management Unit 1 – Project Evaluation and Project Planning: important questions for AKTU
Unit 1 (Project Evaluation and Project Planning) questions that AKTU repeats most often. This unit carries about 30 marks per paper. Start with the repeated questions, then the most asked topics.
Most repeated Unit 1 questions
- Explain the significance of Software Project Management in today's industry. Highlight the key activities and methodologies involved. (7 marks, 2025, Software Project Management Intro) – also asked in 2022, 2023, 2024
- Discuss in detail the stepwise project planning process. Illustrate with a suitable example. (7 marks, 2025, Stepwise Project Planning) – also asked in 2022, 2023, 2024
- Discuss the various types of risk evaluation techniques used during project planning. (7 marks, 2025, Cost Benefit Evaluation) – also asked in 2022, 2023, 2024
Most important Unit 1 topic
- Software Project Management Intro (Unit 1: Project Evaluation and Project Planning) – asked 8 times in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Most asked Unit 1 topics
- Software Project Management Intro – asked 8 times
- Cost Benefit Evaluation – asked 6 times
- Management Principles and Control – asked 3 times
More Unit 1 previous year questions
- List some of the key characteristics of project. (2 marks, 2025, Software Project Management Intro)
- Define the project with a suitable example. (2 marks, 2024, Software Project Management Intro)
- Explain different types of projects. (2 marks, 2024, Software Project Management Intro)
- Explain why the discounted cash flow technique provides better criteria for project selection than net profit or return on investment. (10 marks, 2024, Cost Benefit Evaluation)
- The large software project that you are managing is doing very well. Your latest estimates predict that your team will finish the project at the end of June 2003, three months ahead of schedule and 15% under budget. Apply software management principles; which alternative would you choose? (i) Finish early in June (ii) Use 3 months for more testing (iii) Use 3 months to improve documentation. (10 marks, 2024, Management Principles and Control)
Unit 1 syllabus topics
- Software Project Management Intro
- Management Principles and Control
- Cost Benefit Evaluation
- Stepwise Project Planning