IV Year I Semester

Software Project Management

Course Category Professional Core Course Code 19CS7T26

Course Type Theory L-T-P-C 3-0-0-3
Prerequisites Software
Internal Assessment 30
Engineering
Semester End Examination 70
Total Marks 100

COURSE OBJECTIVES
1 To study how to plan and manage projects at each stage of the software development life cycle (SDLC)
2 To train software project managers and other individuals involved in software project planning and
tracking and oversight in the implementation of the software project management process
3 To understand successful software projects that support organization’s strategic goals
COURSE OUTCOMES
Cognitive Level
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
CO1 Apply skills necessary to manage software project K3

CO2 Implementation of Project Management skills and techniques K3

CO3 Demonstrate theoretical and practical aspects of managing software K2

projects
CO4 Conduct project planning activities that accurately forecast project costs, K2
timelines, and quality. Implement processes for successful resource,
communication, and risk and change management
CO5 Conduct project closure activities and obtain formal project acceptance. K2

Contribution of Course Outcomes towards achievement of Program

Outcomes (1 – Low, 2 - Medium, 3 – High)
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3
CO1 1 1 1 1 3 - - 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 3
CO2 1 2 2 2 1 - - 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2
CO3 1 1 2 1 2 - - 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 3
CO4 1 2 2 2 1 - - 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2
CO5 1 2 1 2 3 - - 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3

COURSE CONTENT
 Unit I:
Introduction Project, Management, Software Project Management activities,
Challenges in software projects, Stakeholders, Objectives & goals
Project Planning: Step-wise planning, Project Scope, Project Products &
deliverables, Project activities, Effort estimation, Infrastructure. (Book 1)

Unit II
Project Approach Life cycle models, Choosing Technology, Proto typing
Iterative & incremental Process Framework: Lifecycle phases, Process
Artifacts, Process workflows (Book 2)

Unit III
Effort estimation& activity Planning Estimation techniques, Function Point
analysis, SLOC, COCOMO. (Book 1)
Usecase-based estimation, Activity Identification Approaches, Network
planning models, Critical path analysis (Book 1)

Unit IV
Risk Management, Risk categories, Identification, Assessment, Planning and
management, PERT technique, Monte Carlo approach (Book 1)

Unit V
Project Monitoring & Control, Resource Allocation, Creating a framework,
Cost monitoring, Earned value Analysis, Types of Resources, Identifying
resource requirements, Resource scheduling
Software Quality: Defining Quality – ISO 9016, Product Quality & Process
Quality Metrics, Control Capability Maturity Model (Book 1)

TEXT BOOKS

1. Software Project Management, Bob Hughes & Mike Cotterell, TATA Mcgraw-Hill
2. Software Project Management, Walker Royce: Pearson Education, 2005.

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Software Project Management, Joel Henry, Pearson Education.