BT 0092

Software Project Management

Contents

Unit 1

Introduction to Software Development Organization

and Roles 1

Unit 2

Overview of Project Management 15

Unit 3

Project Planning 30

Unit 4

Estimation and Budgeting of Projects 45

Unit 5

Project Scheduling 62

Unit 6

Project Monitoring and Controlling 76

Unit 7

Risk Management 94

Unit 8

Configuration Management 107

Unit 9

Team Development and Conflict Management 124

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Unit 10

Software Quality Assurance 140

Unit 11

CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) Tools 153

Unit 12

Testing Techniques 170

Unit 13

Software Re-engineering 186

Unit 14

Project Closure 200

Acknowledgements, References and

Suggested Readings 211

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Software Project Management (BT 0092) is a four credit subject in sixth

semester of BScIT Program. Students are expected to have skills in

Software Engineering concepts. This subject prepares the students to

manage huge software projects.

Unit 1: Introduction to Software Development Organization and Roles

This unit gives an introduction to the management spectrum of an

organization. This unit also discusses various IT organizational structures

and various job roles in software development.

Unit 2: Overview of Project Management

This unit introduces the project management. This unit discusses various

factors influencing project management. This unit also explains different

project development phases and project management associations.

Unit 3: Project Planning

This unit addresses different tasks in project planning. This unit also

discusses work breakdown structures and different planning methods.

Unit 4: Estimation and Budgeting of Projects

Estimating cost involved in software development requires some special

skills. This unit describes different techniques used in cost estimation. The

most popular COCOMO model is also discussed.

Unit 5: Project Scheduling

In this unit different project scheduling techniques such as Gantt chart and

Critical Path Method are discussed. This unit also introduces automated

tools available for project scheduling.

Unit 6: Project Monitoring and Controlling

This unit gives clear steps to process improvement. Various project

communication plan and techniques are also discussed in this unit.

Unit 7: Risk Management

Risks play a critical role in software projects. Managing these risks is a

challenging activity. This unit discusses different risk management aids.

This unit also guides the developer to prioritize risks.

SUBJECT INTRODUCTION

Unit 8: Configuration Management

Change is inevitable during software development. Recording these

software changes is the principal activity in configuration management. This

unit discusses Version Control, Change Control and Configuration Audit.

Unit 9: Team Development and Conflict Management

Developing a strong and efficient software team requires a lot of leadership

skills. Also avoiding conflict among team members is important. This unit

addresses these two aspects in detail.

Unit 10: Software Quality Assurance

This unit explains various software quality assurance activities. Various

standards in software quality such as ISO and SEI are discussed in detail.

Unit 11: CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) Tools

This unit gives a brief introduction to classification of CASE tools. This unit

also explains the steps for implementing CASE tools.

Unit 12: Testing Techniques

This unit discusses various software testing techniques. The two most

popular testing techniques viz. black box testing and white box testing are

discussed in detail.

Unit 13: Software Re-engineering

This unit addresses various problems associated with software

maintenance. This unit also introduces software re-engineering process

model and addresses technical problems of re-engineering.

Unit 14: Project Closure

This is the concluding unit on software project management. This unit

introduces project closure analysis. This unit also discusses the project

closure analysis reports from two case studies.

Objective of studying the subject

After studying this subject, you should be able to develop industry standard

applications by applying different software project management techniques.

The subject requires knowledge and understanding of skills related to

software engineering concepts.