MSE-201 SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Unit-I

Introduction to Software project Management: Software projects, Contract management and

technical project management, Activities covered by software project management , key objectives of

effective management , plans , methods & methodologies , problems associated with software projects

management control .

Unit-II

Project Planning: Business Planning: determining objectives; forecasting demand for product

proposal writing requirement analysis, legal issues; Technical Planning: Lifecycle models, types of

plans, plan documentation methods: PERT & CPM, Gantt charts, work breakdown structures.

Standards, planning for risk management and control Capacity planning.

Unit-III

Software Estimation Techniques, Expert judgement, estimating by analogy, Albrecht function point

analysis, COSMIC Full Function Points, COCOMO-a patrametric model.

Risk Identification, Risk Assessment, Risk Planning & Risk Management, Evaluating risks to the

schedule, Critical chain concepts.

Unit-IV

Monitoring & Control: Creating the framework, collecting the data, Visualizing progress, Cost

monitoring, Earned value analysis, Prioritizing monitoring, Change control. Managing people &

organizing teams: Team organization, recruiting and staffing, Technical leadership, avoiding

obsolescence training.

Unit-V

Future Software Project Management: Modern Project Profiles, Next generation Software economics,

modern process transitions.

Case Study: The command Center Processing and Display system- Replacement (CCPDS-R)

References:

1. Bob Hughes and Mike Cotterell, Software Project Management, Tata McGraw-

Hill Edition.

2. Thayer , Software Engineering Project Management ,2ed ,wiley India

3. Conway , Software Project Management ,Wiley India

4. Pankaj Jalote, Software Project Management in practice Pearson Education..