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The four P's of project management are people, process, planning, project management and quality. A project manager must set targets, maintain development pace, track progress, make effective decisions. An ideal project plan should address the following issues: Processes and tasks to be performed People to do the work Mechanisms to assess the risks.

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Week 2 Lecture

The four P's of project management are people, process, planning, project management and quality. A project manager must set targets, maintain development pace, track progress, make effective decisions. An ideal project plan should address the following issues: Processes and tasks to be performed People to do the work Mechanisms to assess the risks.

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Planning a Software Development Project

Planning

What is the relevance of planning in your daily lives? What happens when you dont plan?

The four Ps of project management

People

People are the most important element to success Ensure that team roles are well defined as well as communication and coordination between them. Needs and requirements must be clearly defined Select the right System Development Methodology for your team and requirements

Product

Process

Project

Manage the project by setting targets, maintaining development pace, tracking progress, making effective decisions, and conducting a post-mortem analysis.

When the four Ps fail

People

Throwing more bodies at a project will not make it faster to complete Client is not clearly defined, so various clients define conflicting requirements and are wishy-washy Selecting a methodology that the team is not familiar with will cause the team to revert in times of stress A project manager must do more than set deadlines Sustainable pace is key

Product

Process

Project

Project Planning

Just like the system itself, the planning of a software project must be done systematically. An ideal project plan should address the following issues:
Processes and tasks to be performed People to do the work Mechanisms to assess the risks Procedures to ensure the quality of the product Estimation of the cost and effort to be expended Resources and time required to execute the project

Software Scope
An unambiguous and concise scope that will affect the resources, cost, and schedule of the project must be defined at the outset and managed through the course of the project Functions the proposed software will perform Performance and quality standards it will meet Technical and environmental constraints Interfaces the software will interact with Reliability requirements of the software

Resources
After defining initial scope, you must estimate and gather required resources. Human resources: analysts, designers, developers, network & database admins, etc Software resources: Off-the-shelf, Fullexperience, Partial-experience, New Environmental resources: Hardware and Software tools for development

Software Metrics

Metrics are quantitative measurement tools Examples


Velocity: Estimated time vs. actual time Quality: Number reported/resolved defects over time Lines of Code (LOC): Helps calculate the size of the project (be careful, a large value can also be a sign of inefficient code) Function Point (FP): A calculation based on system functions (user input, user output, user inquiries, number of files, number of external interfaces)

Project Estimating

Estimating uses empirically derived formulas based on past experience Estimating is important on two levels:
Initial project estimate Development estimates (iterations make this easier)

Estimation models
Software Equations COCOMO: Constructive Cost Model Experience

Preparing a project plan

Tools such as Microsoft Project can help Gantt Charts PERT Charts

Risk Analysis

How do you manage risks in your daily life? Project risk categories
Project Risks Technical Risks Business Risks

Major activities involved in risk management


Risk identification Risk evaluation Risk planning

Additional Links
Classic planning mistakes http://www.stevemcconnell.com/rdenum.htm

Topics in Project Management (PERT & Gantt Charts) http://www.netmba.com/operations/

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