1.A software project has been
estimated to cost $1,200,000 and take 14 months. Given the average project
outcomes from the Standish Group’s CHAOS report discussed at the beginning of
Chapter 1 in the text, if the project completes at all what will its actual cost
and schedule more likely turn out to be?

2.Can you describe a software
project that was a net money loser for an organization? Who was that
organization? What was the project? When did it happen? How much money do you
think was spent on the project? How much, if any, do you think the software
project recovered? Justify your answers.

3.Assume that Zymurgenics, Inc. had
gross revenues of $22,500,000 last year. Various costs for labor, material,
operating expenses, etc. totaled $20,150,000. Income taxes amounted to
$822,500. What was their actual profit for the year? What was their profit
margin?

4. If you
are currently employed, what are your company’s sources of gross revenue (what
kinds of products an services does your company sell)? If you are not currently
employed, choose a company and answer the question.

5.If you are currently working on a software
project team, estimate the total number of person-years that will be spent to
complete that project. State that estimate as part of your answer to this
question. If you are not currently working on a software project team, or
cannot estimate the total labor of your project, assume a labor estimate
of 12.5 person-years. Calculate the
labor cost of the estimated project using an FTE rate of $185,000 per year.

6.

Name at
least one situation, other than what was already identified in the text or in
class, where the concepts and techniques in this book would be useful in
helping you make important decisions about your own personal finances.

7. Consider a proposed in-house project at an
overnight package delivery company to create web-based software that enables
customers to print shipping labels while at the same time notifying the
delivery company of the need for a pickup. Give one or more examples of the
different categories of cash flow that could be included in the cash-flow
stream for this proposal.

9. Draw the
net cash flow diagram for the following cash flow stream.

9.Draw the net
cash flow diagram for the following situation.

10. Using the question in
question 4 above, give specific examples of each of the categories of cost show
in the below figure 1.1. What is the cost category and how much money was spent
on it?

Direct labor

Direct material

Indirect expenses

Operating expenses

Investment-related costs

Figure
1.1

Instruction: Maximum
of1 page per question for a total maximum of 4 pages for thewhole paper. Use authoritative
references for all questions. Be sure to cite your sources.

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1.
IS organizations will no longer need to develop a proprietary infrastructure;
they can just rely on the internet. Therefore, they will again focus mainly on
developing applications. Discuss.

2.
When Cone is interviewing people, what three things does he keep
an ear open for?

3.
Graphical interfaces are pervasive in computing. Yet it seems more
and more computer users are growing frustrated using these interfaces. Why is
that the case? Use authoritative sources for your answer.

4.
Research and discuss a method for determining how to design an
effective user interface for a consumer device.