Software Project Management

This course familiarizes students with different concepts of software project management mainly focusing on project analysis, scheduling, resource allocation, risk analysis, monitoring, control and software configuration management.

Software Project Management

Course Title: Software Project Management

Course No: CSC425

Nature of the Course: Theory + Lab

Semester: 7

Full Marks: 60 + 20 + 20

Pass Marks: 24 + 8 + 8

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

Course Objectives

To provide knowledge of different concepts of software project management so that students will be able to understand and handle various projects including very high risky and innovative projects.

Course Contents

1. Introduction to Software Project Management

5 hrs

1.1. Software engineering problem and software product attributes

1.2. Definition and Categorization of Software Projects (SP)

1.3. SPM framework and types of project plan

2. Project Analysis

8 hrs

2.1. Strategic and Technical assessment

2.2. Economic analysis

Present worth, IRR, and benefit-cost ratio analysis

3. Activity Planning and Scheduling

7 hrs

3.1. Work breakdown structure (WBS) and Bar charts

3.2. Network planning models

CPM, PERT, and Precedence diagramming method (PDM)

4. Risk Management

4 hrs

4.1. Nature and identification of risk

4.2. Risk analysis and evaluation using Z-values

5. Resource Allocation

4 hrs

5.1. Identifying resource requirements

5.2. Resource smoothening and resource balancing

6. Monitoring and Control

4 hrs

6.1. Collecting data and visualizing progress

6.2. Cost monitoring and earned value analysis

7. Managing Contracts and People

5 hrs

7.1. Types of contract and contract management

7.2. Organizational behavior and group decision making

7.3. Leadership and organizational structures

8. Software Quality Assurance and Testing

5 hrs

8.1. Testing principles, plans, and strategies

8.2. Software quality and SEI-CMM

8.3. SQA activities and QA organization structure

9. Software Configuration Management

3 hrs

9.1. Need and basic configuration management functions

9.2. Baseline and SCM responsibilities

Laboratory Works

Students should prepare a project report using different concepts of software project management focusing on project analysis, scheduling, risk analysis, resource allocation, and testing.

1.Case Study Project Report

Text Books

1.Software Project Management by Bob Hughes and Mike Cotterell, Latest Publication

Reference Books

1.Introduction to Software Project Management & Quality Assurance, Darrel Ince, I. Sharp, M. Woodman, Tata McGraw Hill
2.Software Project Management: A Unified Framework, Walker Royce, Addison-Wesley

Notes:

Comprehensive course on managing software lifecycles, from analysis and scheduling to quality assurance.

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