Software Project Management Asim Shahzad

Successful software development programs require effective software project managers. Software managers are facing issues today unprecedented in the history of software development: perhaps the greatest shortfall of software engineering resources in the past two decades, shifting software development paradigms (e.g., software systems that incorporate more COTS and less traditionally developed code), and the continued evolution of software development standards. Software Project Management

Activities plan, control and organize a software project that delivers on time and to cost divide a large project into small, manageable steps use techniques that enable the project to deliver the customer's requirements understand the major issues of project management and the methods and techniques for dealing with them understand the processes that have to be in place for a software project to meet it's objectives

plan, control and organize a software project that delivers on time and to cost

divide a large project into small, manageable steps

use techniques that enable the project to deliver the customer's requirements

understand the major issues of project management and the methods and techniques for dealing with them

understand the processes that have to be in place for a software project to meet it's objectives

The Software Process What distinguishes software development management How software can be managed like other projects Software development life-cycle (SDLC) models Choosing the right model Defining a project’s objectives Establishing criteria for success

What distinguishes software development management

How software can be managed like other projects

Software development life-cycle (SDLC) models

Choosing the right model

Defining a project’s objectives

Establishing criteria for success

The Software Development Project Plan Considerations for the project manager Contents of the project plan Planning tools and techniques Work breakdown structure (WBS) Scheduling Resource planning Rolling wave concepts

Considerations for the project manager

Contents of the project plan

Planning tools and techniques

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

Scheduling

Resource planning

Rolling wave concepts

Software Cost and Resource Estimating Software estimating differences and challenges .Using appropriate estimating tools and techniques Engineering Analogy (Wideband Delphi Technique) Parametric relationships New development considerations Prototype methods Statistical methods

Software estimating differences and challenges

.Using appropriate estimating tools and techniques

Engineering

Analogy (Wideband Delphi Technique)

Parametric relationships

New development considerations

Prototype methods

Statistical methods

Organizing for Complete Involvement of the User Defining needs and requirements Distinguishing needs from wants User vs. customer—a critical distinction Roles and commitments of the user User’s participation in the SDLC

Defining needs and requirements

Distinguishing needs from wants

User vs. customer—a critical distinction

Roles and commitments of the user

User’s participation in the SDLC

Modern Software Engineering Advantages and disadvantages of prototyping Using joint application design (JAD) Component-based development CASE tool considerations Capability maturity model Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) considerations

Advantages and disadvantages of prototyping

Using joint application design (JAD)

Component-based development

CASE tool considerations

Capability maturity model

Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) considerations

Managing the Process The need for incremental development Breaking a software project into manageable segments Planning and controlling the project Establishing software project teams Preparing a responsibility matrix Partnering with the user and subcontractors Why controlling change is important Handling requirements creep Project control tools and techniques Challenges and management problems in the SDLC

The need for incremental development

Breaking a software project into manageable segments

Planning and controlling the project

Establishing software project teams

Preparing a responsibility matrix

Partnering with the user and subcontractors

Why controlling change is important

Handling requirements creep

Project control tools and techniques

Challenges and management problems in the SDLC

Managing Testing Establishing test objectives Preparing test plans Identifying testing responsibilities Recognizing testing pitfalls Determining the type of testing needed

Establishing test objectives

Preparing test plans

Identifying testing responsibilities

Recognizing testing pitfalls

Determining the type of testing needed

Managing Documentation Requirements Need for usable documentation How to anticipate common management problems Solving the documentation dilemma Document control

Need for usable documentation

How to anticipate common management problems

Solving the documentation dilemma

Document control

Systems Implementation and Project Closeout Ensuring customer acceptance and sign-off Meeting all contractual obligations Reassigning project staff Conducting a post-implementation review Lessons-learned database

Ensuring customer acceptance and sign-off

Meeting all contractual obligations

Reassigning project staff

Conducting a post-implementation review

Lessons-learned database