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Software Management
1. Explain in detail the phases involved in the Waterfall model.
2. A software package is to be designed and build to assist in software cost estimation. It will input certain parameters and produce initial cost estimates to be used at bidding time.
a. It has been suggested that a software prototype would be of value in these circumstances. Explain why this might be.
b. Discuss how much prototyping could be controlled to ensure that it is conducted in an orderly and affective way and within a specified time span
3. Differentiate between principles of Conventional Software Engineering and Modern Software Management.
4. The application of risk management to software development projects has been strongly advocated. In practice, however, managers are often reluctant to apply the techniques. What do you think might be the reason for this
5. On a large project it is often be the responsibility of a team leader to allocate tasks to individuals. Why might it be unsatisfactory to leave such allocations entirely to the discretion of the team leader?
6. What do you mean by Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Explain it in detail
7. Explain in detail COCOMO Cost Estimation Model.
8. If you were asked as an expert to provide an estimate of the effort needed to make certain changes to an existing piece of software, what information would you like to hand to assist you in making that estimate?
9. Explain CMM, its levels in brief along with examples?
10. Explain in detail Iteration Workflows?
Software Project Management
1. In what ways are the Marshall Field’s flood disaster recovery effort a project? Why are large-scale disaster response and recovery efforts projects?
2. In what ways do the characteristics of crisis management as described in this case correspond to those of project management?
3. Who was (were) the project manager(s) and what was his or her (their) responsibility? Who was assigned to the project team and why were they on the team?
4. Comment on the appropriateness of using disaster recovery efforts such as this.
5. What form of project management (basic, program, and so on) does this case most closely resemble?
1. What form of project management (basic, program, and so on) does this case most closely resemble?
2. The project manager is also the director of FS, only one of the departments that will be affected by the new benefits system. Does this seem like a good idea? What are the pros and cons of her selection?
3. Comment on the team members’ part time assignment to the project and the expectation that they give the project top priority.
4. Much of the success of this project depends on the performance of team members who are not employed by Quick, namely the HBS consultants. They must develop the entire hardware/software benefits system. Why was an outside firm likely chosen for such an important part of the project manager in meeting project goals?
1. What is the system? What are its key elements and subsystems? What are the boundaries and how are they determined? What is the environment?
2. Who are the decision makers?
3. What is the problem? Carefully formulate it.
4. Define the overall objective of the water waste management program. Because the program is wide-ranging in scope, you should break this down into several sub- objectives.
5. Define the criteria or measures of performance to be used to determine whether the objectives of the program are being met. Specify several criteria for each sub-objective. As much as possible, the criteria should be quantitative, although some qualitative measures should also be included. How will you know if the criteria that you define are the appropriate ones to use?
6. What are the resources and constraints?
7. Elaborate on the kinds of alternatives and range of solutions to solving the problem.
8. Discuss some techniques that could be used to help evaluate which alternatives are best.
1. Why was the system a failure?
2. What was the likely cause of its lack of use?
3. What steps or procedures were absent or poorly handled in the project conception phase?
1. What do you think will happen?
2. How do you think the crisis facing Yrisket will affect the Mulder project? The Agentfox project?
1. What steps or actions should the architect and contractor have taken before committing to the specifications on the window units and spacing between granite slabs the would have reduced or eliminated this problem?
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Strategic Management
1. Consider the vision and mission statements of the Reserve Bank of India. Comment on the quality of both these statements.
2. Should the RBI go for a systematic and comprehensive strategic plan in place of its earlier pragmatic approach of responding to environmental events as and when they occur? Why?
3. Identify the opportunities and threats that the retailing industry in India offers to local and foreign companies.
4. Prepare an ETOP for a company interested in entering the retailing industry in India.
5. In your opinion, what is the distinctive competence of HelpAge India?
6. Prepare a strategic advantage profile for HelpAge India.
7. BHEL is mainly formulating and implementing concentration strategies nationally as well as globally, in the power equipment sector. Do you think it should broaden the scope of its strategies to include integration or diversification? Why?
8. Suppose BHEL plans to diversify its business. What areas should it diversify into? Give reasons to justify your choice.
9. What is the motive for internationalization by the Kalyani Group? Discuss.
10. Which type of international strategy is Kalyani Group adopting? Explain
11. Comment on the steps taken to reduce the extent of vertical integration at the Indian Railways. Suggest a few more measures that could be taken.
12. Discuss the measures taken for corporate restructuring of the Indian Railways, in your opinion, are these adequate for dealing with the problems faced? Why?
13. Propose the basic elements of a corporate turnaround for the Indian Railways.
Strategic Management
1. Illustrate the emerging concepts in competition and segmentation?
2. Explain PEST framework with the help of an example of your choice from the Indian marketing Environment?
3. Illustrate An off’s matrix and TOWS analysis?
4. Explain the significance of marketing strategy for soft drink manufacturers: say Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola and Pepsi cola in India. Discuss their strategies in depth?
5. Explain developing and testing a brand with the help of an example of your choice from the Indian Marketing environment?
6. Explain the role of strategic marketing in handling implicit collusion with the help of an example Of your choice?
7. Comment on the new corporate governing e-laws and their significance for Indian corporate Houses?
8. Elucidate new business practices followed by Indian firms after the advent of customer-Friendly technologies?
9. Illustrate the successful growth and diversification strategies adopted by the Indian irms like ICICI Bank and Tata Steel recently?
10. Elucidate critical factors in selecting the right Relationship marketing strategy for an Indian Software firm say, Infosys in Europe and Middle –east countries ?
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Strategic Management
Q1 Write a descriptive note on the historical evolution of strategic management and business policy of India and the world.
Q2 Describe some of the important characteristics of environment and demonstrate how a strategist can be understand it better by dividing into external and internal components and general and relevant environment.
Q3 Select a high-profile industry such as the IT or entertainment industry. Identify the major competitors and analyze these reports to identify the types of corporate-level strategies being used by these firms.
Q4 Which types of regionalization strategies are adopted by firms? Explain and state your opinion on whether Indian companies should adopt regionalization strategies.
Q5 Describe the different ways in which digitalization can help organizations in achieving cost leadership, differentiation and focus.
Q6 Critically comment on the use of corporate portfolio analysis for examining the objective factors involved in exercising a strategic choice.
Q7 Describe the manner in which an organization can align its resource allocation with its strategies.
Q 8 Discuss the need for stakeholder relationship management. Also describe the technique of stakeholders’ analysis.
Strategic Management
1. State the strategy of Hindustan Unilever in your own words.
2. At what different levels is strategy formulated in HUL?
3. Comment on the strategic decision-making at HUL.
4. Give your opinion on whether the shift in strategic decision-making from India to
Unilever’s headquarters could prove to be advantageous to HUL or not.
1. Consider the vision and mission statements of the Reserve Bank of India.
Comment on the quality of both these statements.
2. Should the RBI go for a systematic and comprehensive strategic plan in place of
its earlier pragmatic approach of responding to environmental events as and
when they occur? Why?
1. What is the motive for internationalization by the Kalyani Group? Discuss.
2. Which type of international strategy is Kalyani Group adopting? Explain.
1. Identify the type of organization structure being used at Synergos and explain
how it works. What are the benefits of using this type of structure? What are the
pitfalls?
2. Express your opinion about whether the structure is in line with the recruitments
of the strategy that Synergos is implementing.
3. Based on the information related to the information, control and reward systems
available in the case, examine whether these systems are appropriate for the type
of strategy being implemented.
1. Analyze the iGATE case to highlight how it could apply some of the strategic
controls such as premise control, implementation control, strategic surveillance
and special alert control.
2. Analyze and describe the process of setting of standards at iGATE.
3. Give your opinion on the effectiveness of the role of reward system in exercising
HR performance management at iGATE and suggest what improvements are
possible, given the environmental conditions in the IT/ITES industry in India at
present.
Total Quality Management
1. Describe the four tiers of quality documentation.
2. Determine which element of ISO 9001 is referenced in each of the following situations”
(a) An audit found that no supplier reviews were being performed.
(b) There were no inspection records.
(c) During an audit, it was found that a punch press operator had not received the technical instructions necessary for running the punch press.
(d) During an audit, it was discovered that no manager had been given the responsibility of ensuring that the quality system was being maintained.
3. Describe how a two party audit system works.
4. Select members of a quality by design team for the development and production of two or more of the following products. If possible, the team should be limited to ten members of different disciplines.
(a) Ballpoint pen (b) Car windshield sunscreen (c) Manual can opener
(d) Computer keyboard (e) Clothes iron
5. Design a check-sheet for the maintenance of a piece of equipment such as a gas furnace, laboratory scale, or typewriter. Give the flow-diagram for the manufacture of the same.
6. Identify the appropriate level of risk for the following items and justify your answer.
(a) Space Shuttle (b) X-ray machine (c) Camera (d) Canned soup (e) Pencil
(f) Computer keyboard (g) Chair (h) Running shoe (i) Automobile
(j) Fresh vegetables (k) Child’s toy (l) Golf club (m) Baby food
(n) Restaurant food
7. Describe how benchmarking can be used to improve both efficiency and effectiveness. Identify and explain three main types of benchmarking. In what circumstances would each type be most appropriate
8. What difficulties are typically encountered when benchmarking direct competitors? Describe the ways employed to work around these problems.
9. Write a comprehensive note on at least five different types of metrics. What is the significance of the different metrics used in daily work routine in an airport? Critically analyze the dependence of aviation systems on metrics. Cite two examples to support your analysis
10. Using the Internet or other sources, find examples of the role computers play in each of the six quality functions. As an auditor how will you assess a website?
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