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Software Project Management (KOE-068)

Course Outcome ( CO) Bloom’s Knowledge Level (KL)

At the end of course , the student will be able :

CO 1 Identify project planning objectives, along with various cost/effort estimation models. K3

CO 2 Organize & schedule project activities to compute critical path for risk analysis. K3

CO 3 Monitor and control project activities. K4, K5

CO 4 Formulate testing objectives and test plan to ensure good software quality under SEI-CMM. K6
CO 5 Configure changes and manage risks using project management tools. K2, K4

DETAILED SYLLABUS 3-0-0


Unit Topic Proposed
Lecture
Project Evaluation and Project Planning :
Importance of Software Project Management – Activities – Methodologies – Categorization of
I 08
Software Projects – Setting objectives – Management Principles – Management Control – Project
portfolio Management – Cost-benefit evaluation technology – Risk evaluation – Strategic program
Management – Stepwise Project Planning.
Project Life Cycle and Effort Estimation :
Software process and Process Models – Choice of Process models – Rapid Application
II 08
development – Agile methods – Dynamic System Development Method – Extreme Programming–
Managing interactive processes – Basics of Software estimation – Effort and Cost estimation
techniques – COSMIC Full function points – COCOMO II – a Parametric Productivity Model.
Activity Planning and Risk Management :
Objectives of Activity planning – Project schedules – Activities – Sequencing and scheduling –
III Network Planning models – Formulating Network Model – Forward Pass & Backward Pass 08
techniques – Critical path (CRM) method – Risk identification – Assessment – Risk Planning –Risk
Management – – PERT technique – Monte Carlo simulation – Resource Allocation – Creation of
critical paths – Cost schedules.
Project Management and Control:
IV Framework for Management and control – Collection of data – Visualizing progress – Cost 08
monitoring – Earned Value Analysis – Prioritizing Monitoring – Project tracking – Change control
– Software Configuration Management – Managing contracts – Contract Management.
Staffing in Software Projects :
Managing people – Organizational behavior – Best methods of staff selection – Motivation – The
V 08
Oldham – Hackman job characteristic model – Stress – Health and Safety – Ethical and
Professional concerns – Working in teams – Decision making – Organizational structures –
Dispersed and Virtual teams – Communications genres – Communication plans – Leadership.
Text books:

1. Bob Hughes, Mike Cotterell and Rajib Mall: Software Project Management – Fifth Edition, McGraw Hill,
New Delhi, 2012.
2. Robert K. Wysocki ―Effective Software Project Management – Wiley Publication, 2011.
3. Walker Royce: ―Software Project Management- Addison-Wesley, 1998.
4. Gopalaswamy Ramesh, ―Managing Global Software Projects – McGraw Hill Education (India), Fourteenth
Reprint 2013.

Curriculum & Evaluation Scheme CS & CSE (V & VI semester) 35

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