PROJECT MANAGEMENT
What is triple constraint triangle in project management ?
Dec 7th
Project Management triangle is depicted as Cost, Schedule and scope.These three aspects form the sides of triangle and the customer is the center point.As customer is always concerned about Cost,Scope and Schedule, so in order to get customer satisfaction project manager should deliver all scope in propose schedule and cost.
If we want to disturb any one of the legs then the other two legs get affected. Example if customer increases the scope then other two sides of the triangle also get affected a lot.
Note:- During project management interviews it’s rare that you will be asked directly about constraint triangle. But More >
Can you explain different software development life cycles ?
Dec 7th
SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) is overall process of developing information systems through multi stage process systems from investigation of initial requirements through analysis, design, implementation and maintenance. The days are gone when one COBOL programmer used to analyze, test and implement software systems. Systems have become complex, huge team members are involved, architects, analyst, programmers, testers, users etc. To manage this number of SDLC models have been created.
Following are popular models which are listed:-
- Waterfall Model.
- Spiral Model.
- Build and Fix model.
- Rapid prototyping Model.
- Incremental Model.
SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) is overall process of developing information systems through multi stage process systems from More >
Are risk constant through out the project ?
Dec 7th
Risk is high at the start of projects, but by proper POC (Proof of concept) risk is brought in control.Good project managers always have proper risk mitigation plan at the start of project. As the project continues one by one risk is eliminated thus bringing down the risk.
Can you explain project life cycle ?
Dec 7th
There are five stages of any project initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closeout. These are general phases and change according to domain. Example when writing a book
I will have following mappings initiating(contacting publishers,getting copy right etc), planning(Table of contents of book, Number of chapters , tool to use, chapter wise deadlines etc), executing(Actually writing the book), controlling(proof reading, language checks, page alignments etc), and closeout(Finally printing and on the shelf for sale). So this classification is at very broader level , for software development the above figure shows the mapping.
During Software project management interview expected answer is requirement phase, design More >
Who is a stakeholder ?
Dec 7th
A stakeholder is anyone who has something to gain or lose as a result of the completion or failure of this project or phase
Note:- It’s not only the end customer the stakeholder. Project managers, Project Lead, even programmers, testing department etc. are stake holders of project. So during project management interview whenever you refer stake holders be clear about the terminology.
Is spending in IT projects constant through out the project?
Dec 7th
Normally in initial stage of projects (requirement and design phase) the cost is very less (as you need maximum business analyst and architecture), but as the project proceeds cost factor starts increasing. The cost is maximum in coding phase (this is where you require programmers, project leads and project manager). Later when the project is in testing and acceptance phase cost is less as we will need only one or two programmers for removing bugs, than the whole team.
What is project management?
Dec 7th
Applying knowledge, skills, tools, techniques in project and deliver project deliverables is a short definition of project management.It’s basically managing project time, cost and scope.
