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The document outlines the course outcomes and detailed syllabus for the Software Project Management course at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University. It includes objectives related to project planning, scheduling, monitoring, testing, and risk management, along with a breakdown of topics to be covered in lectures. Additionally, it lists recommended textbooks for further reading on software project management.

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The document outlines the course outcomes and detailed syllabus for the Software Project Management course at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University. It includes objectives related to project planning, scheduling, monitoring, testing, and risk management, along with a breakdown of topics to be covered in lectures. Additionally, it lists recommended textbooks for further reading on software project management.

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DR. A.P.J.

ABDUL KALAM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, UTTAR PRADESH, LUCKNOW

Software Project Management (BOE068)


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 development
II 08
– 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, Computer Engineering and CSE (V & VI Semester) 37

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