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234CG1ASS SOFTWARE PROJECT
SEMESTER III A MANAGEMENT
Total Credit: 1
Syllabus
Unit I INTRODUCTION
Introduction - Why is Software Project Management Important? What is a
Project? Software Projects versus Other Types of Project - Contract Management and Technical Project Management-Activities Covered by Software Project Management-Plans- Methods and Methodologies - Some Ways of Categorizing Software Projects - Project Charter - Stakeholders - Setting Objectives - The Business Case - Project Success and Failure -What is Management? Management Control- Project Management Life Cycle - Traditional versus Modern Project Management Practices
Unit II SELECTION OF AN APPROPRIATE PROJECT APPROACH
Introduction, Build or Buy? Choosing Methodologies and Technologies -Software
Processes and Process Models - Choice of Process Models -Structure versus Speed of Delivery - The Waterfall Model - The Spiral Model - Software Prototyping - Other Ways of Categorizing Prototypes -Incremental Delivery - Atern/Dynamic Systems Development Method -Rapid Application Development - Agile Methods - Extreme Programming (XP) - Scrum - Lean Software Development - Managing Iterative Processes - Selecting the Most Appropriate Process Model
Unit III RISK MANAGEMENT
Introduction-Risk-Categories of Risk, Risk Management Approaches, A
Framework for Dealing with Risk- Risk Identification-Risk Assessment-Risk Planning-Risk Management-Evaluating Risks to the Schedule-Boehm’s Top 10 Risks and Counter Measures-Applying the PERT Technique-Monte Carlo Simulation-Critical Chain Concepts.
Unit IV MONITORING AND CONTROL
Introduction-Creating the Framework-Collecting the Data-Review-Visualizing
Progress-Cost Monitoring-Earned Value Analysis- Prioritizing Monitoring-Getting the Project Back to Target-Change Control-Software Configuration Management (SCM)
Unit V SOFTWARE QUALITY
Introduction-The Place of Software Quality in Project Planning- Importance of
Software Quality-Defining Software Quality-Software Quality Models-ISO 9126, Product and Process Metrics-Product versus Process Quality Management- Quality Management Systems-Process Capability Models-Techniques to Help Enhance Software Quality-Testing-Software Reliability-Quality Plans. Text Books
Bob Hughes, Mike Cotterell, Rajib Mall,(2018),"Software Project
1 Management" TMH, 6th Edition
References
1 Shailesh Mehta, 2017 “Project Management and Tools &
Information Technology Project Management Interview Questions: IT Project Management and Project Management Interview Questions, Answers, and Explanations