The document discusses software project management. It identifies the main goal of software project management as enabling developers to work effectively towards project completion. It also identifies several factors that contribute to the complexity of managing software projects, such as invisibility, changeability, and the intellect-intensive nature of the work. The responsibilities of a software project manager are divided into project planning and project monitoring and control. Project planning involves estimating characteristics like cost, duration, and effort and developing schedules, staffing plans, and risk management plans. The key skills for software project managers are knowledge of project management techniques, decision-making capabilities, and experience managing similar projects.

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Software Engineering
Mrs. R.K.Santhia /Assistant Professor-CSE

2. The main goal of software project
management is to enable a group of
developers to work effectively towards
the successful completion of a project.
Software project Management

3. Software Project Management
Complexities
The main factors contributing to the complexity of managing a
software project, as identified by are the following:
• Invisibility
• Changeability
• Complexity
• Uniqueness
• Exactness of the solution
• Team-oriented and intellect-intensive work

4. Responsibilities of a Software Project Manager
Project manager‘s responsibilities into the following two major
categories:
• Project planning: Project planning involves estimating
several characteristics of a project and then planning the
project activities based on these estimates made.
• Project monitoring and control: The focus of project
monitoring and control activities is to ensure that the
software development proceeds as per plan.

5. Skills Necessary for Managing Software
Projects
Three skills that are most critical to successful project
management are the following:
• Knowledge of project management techniques.
• Decision taking capabilities.
• Previous experience in managing similar projects.

6. Project Planning
During project planning, the project manager performs the
following activities.
Estimation: The following project attributes are estimated.
• Cost: How much is it going to cost to develop the software
product?
• Duration: How long is it going to take to develop the
product?
• Effort: How much effort would be necessary to develop the
product?

7. Project Planning
• Scheduling: After all the necessary project parameters
have been estimated, the schedules for manpower and
other resources are developed.
• Staffing: Staff organization and staffing plans are made.
• Risk management: This includes risk identification,
analysis, and abatement planning.
• Miscellaneous plans: This includes making several other
plans such as quality assurance plan, and configuration
management plan, etc.

8. Fundamental parameter based on
estimations and project plans

9. The SPMP Document of Project Planning
• Organization of the software project management plan (SPMP)
document
1.Introduction
(a) Objectives
(b) Major Functions
(c) Performance Issues
(d) Management and Technical Constraints
2. Project estimates
(a) Historical Data Used
(b) Estimation Techniques Used
(c) Effort, Resource, Cost, and Project Duration Estimates

10. 3. Schedule
(a) Work Breakdown Structure
(b) Task Network Representation
(c) Gantt Chart Representation
(d) PERT Chart Representation
4. Project resources
(a) People
(b) Hardware and Software
(c) Special Resources
The SPMP Document of Project Planning

11. 5. Staff organization
• (a) Team Structure
• (b) Management Reporting
6. Risk management plan
• (a) Risk Analysis
• (b) Risk Identification
• (c) Risk Estimation
• (d) Risk Abatement Procedures
The SPMP Document of Project Planning

12. 7. Project tracking and control plan
(a) Metrics to be tracked
(b) Tracking plan
(c) Control plan
8. Miscellaneous plans
(a) Process Tailoring
(b) Quality Assurance Plan
(c) Configuration Management Plan
(d) Validation and Verification
(e) System Testing Plan
(f ) Delivery, Installation, and Maintenance Plan
The SPMP Document of Project Planning