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Software Project Management

This document provides an overview of a software project management course. The course objective is to teach techniques for planning, organizing, monitoring, and controlling software development projects. Key topics covered include managing people, processes, and problems; software metrics; effort, cost, and duration estimation; risk assessment; project scheduling; quality management; and change management. The course materials will be drawn from several referenced textbooks on software project management and the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).

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Software Project Management

This document provides an overview of a software project management course. The course objective is to teach techniques for planning, organizing, monitoring, and controlling software development projects. Key topics covered include managing people, processes, and problems; software metrics; effort, cost, and duration estimation; risk assessment; project scheduling; quality management; and change management. The course materials will be drawn from several referenced textbooks on software project management and the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).

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Software Project Management

Course Objective
 To learn the techniques required to
plan, organize, monitor and control
software development projects
Learning aspects in SPM …
 Managing people, process and problems
during a software project
 Relating software metrics with software
projects
 Estimating effort, cost and project duration
 Risk assessment techniques
 Project scheduling
 Project quality management
 Change management during software
development and after delivery to customer
Books
 Text Book:
 Mike Cottrell and Bob Hughes, Software Project Management
(Second Edition), McGraw Hill, 1999.
 Pankaj Jalote, Software Project Management in Practice,
2002.
 Walker Royce, Software Project Management - A Unified
Framework,
 James A. Crowder, Shelli Friess, Agile Project Management:
Managing for Success; Springer Switzerland, 2015
 A Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge –
PMI Standards Committee (William R. Duncan)
Course Contents
 Topics from Book
 Project Management
 Metrics for Process and Projects
 Estimation
 Project Scheduling
 Risk Management
 Quality Management (selected topics)
 Change Management
 From reference material – contents in lecture
slides and in the form of handouts
LECTURE #1

The beginning…
Lecture Outline
 Introduction
 Basic concepts
 Project Management & Software
Project Management
 Project Management Skills
 PMBOK
Introduction

Software Project Management


What is Software?
 Software can be considered a product
of engineering just like an airplane,
automobile, television, or an other
object that requires a high degree of
skill to turn a raw material into a usable
product.
 But software is developed or
engineered, not manufactured!
What is Software? (Contd.)
 Software can be of different types:
 System software
 Application software
 Engg./Scientific software
 Embedded software
 Product-line software
 Web-applications
 Artificial Intelligence software
 etc.
What is a Project ?
 definition
 It is a temporary work (having specific
start and completion dates) undertaken to
create a unique product or service
What is a Project ? (Elaboration)
 Temporary
 It means that every project has a definite
beginning and definite end
 End is reached when project’s objectives have been
achieved OR it is clear that objective will not be met.
The project is terminated in such a situation
 The term temporary does not apply to a project’s
product or service (which is a lasting result)
 Unique
 It means that the product or service is different
in some distinguishing way from all similar
products or services
What is a Project ? (Contd.)
 Projects may involve a single person or
thousands
 Projects may be completed in hours, several
months or years
 Examples of projects
 Developing a new product or service
 Designing a new vehicle
 Constructing a building
 Running a campaign for political office
 Implementing a new business procedure or
process
 And so on …
What is Management?
 It is a set of activities and tasks undertaken
by one or more persons for the purpose of
planning & controlling the activities of others
in order to achieve an objective or complete
an activity that could not be achieved by
others acting independently.
What is Management? (Contd.)
 Components of Management:
 Planning
 Organizing
 Staffing
 Directing (Leading)
 Controlling
What is Management? (Contd.)
 Planning
 Pre-determining course of action to achieve the objectives
 Organizing
 Establishing relationship among work units and granting
responsibility and authority to obtain the objectives
 Staffing
 Selecting and training people
 Directing (Leading)
 Creating an atmosphere that will assist & motivate people
to achieve the desired end results
 Controlling
 Establishing, measuring, and evaluating performance of
activities towards planned objectives
What is Project Management ?

 It is the discipline of planning, organizing,


and managing resources to bring about the
successful completion of specific project
goals and objectives
Project Management (Contd.)
 Following are related to Project Management
 Professional Organizations
 Project Management Institute (PMI) (pmi.org)
 Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
 IEEE Software Engineering Group
 Certifications (offered by PMI)
 PMP (Project Management Professional)
 CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)
 PMBOK – Project Management Body of Knowledge,
published by PMI
 Tools
 MS Project
Software Project Management

Management

Project
Management

Software
Project
Management
Software Project Management
 A sub-discipline of project
management in which software
projects are planned, monitored and
controlled
Software Project Management
(Contd.)

 Software development is a complex


undertaking particularly when it involves
many people working over a relatively long
time.
 Hence software development projects need
to be managed.
 Everyone involved “manages” to some
extent, but the scope of management
activities varies for every person.
Managerial Skills
 Robert L. Katz identified three kinds of
skills for administrators*. The fourth
may be added to it.
 Technical skills
 Human skills
 Conceptual skills
 Design skills

*in “Skills of an Effective Administration” 1955, and “Retrospective Commentary”, 1974, both printed in Harvard
Business Review
Managerial Skills (Contd.)
 Technical skills
 Knowledge of & proficiency in activities involving
methods, processes & procedures.
 Working with tools & specific techniques.
 Human skills
 Ability to work with people.
 Cooperative effort, team work.
 Creating a conducive environment for people/
workers.
Managerial Skills (Contd.)
 Conceptual skills
 Ability to see the “big picture”.
 Ability to recognize significant elements in a
situation & to understand the relationship among
them.
 Design skills
 Ability to solve problems that will eventually
benefit the enterprise.
 The skill to design effective & practical solutions
to problems rather than becoming “problem
watcher” only.
 Important for upper level managers.
Skills Vs. Management Levels
in Organizational Hierarchy

Conceptual &
Top Management
Design Skills

Middle Management
Human Skills

Supervisors
Technical Skills
Project Management Skills
 Project Management Skills (in simple words)
 Leadership
 Communications
 Problem Solving
 Negotiating
 Influencing the Organization
 Mentoring
 Process and technical expertise
PMBOK
 The Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK) is a collection of
processes and knowledge areas generally
accepted as best practice within the project
management discipline.
 Generally accepted means that it is
applicable to most of the projects most of
the time.
 It is an internationally recognized standard
(IEEE Std 1490-2003).
PMBOK (Contd.)
 PMBOK recognizes 5 basic process groups
and 9 knowledge areas typical of almost all
projects.
 The five basic process groups are:
 Initiating
 Planning
 Executing
 Monitoring and Controlling
 Closing
PMBOK (Contd.)
 The 10 suggested Knowledge Areas are:
 Project Integration Management
 Project Scope Management
 Project Time Management
 Project Cost Management
 Project Quality Management
 Project Human Resource Management
 Project Communications Management
 Project Risk Management
 Project Procurement Management
 Project Stakeholder Management
Advantages of Using Formal
Project Management
 Better control of financial, physical, and human
resources.
 Improved customer relations.
 Shorter development times.
 Lower costs.
 Higher quality and increased reliability.
 Higher profit margins.
 Improved productivity.
 Better internal coordination.
 Higher worker morale (less stress).
References
 Today’s lecture has been taken from:
 Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s
Approach – Roger Pressman
 Software Engineering Project
Management – Richard H. Thayer
 PMBOK-2000.pdf
End of the Lecture!

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