STAFFING THE PROJECT

WEEK 4
STAFFING PLAN
Staffing is that part of management concerned with obtaining,
utilizing, and maintaining capable people to fill all positions in the
organization from top level to bottom level. It involves the
scientific and systematic procurement, allocation, utilization,
conservation, and development of human resources.

Describes the kinds of people working on the project.

Staffing levels will change over a project’s lifetime.
Adding staff may add more overhead than additional labor.
It ensures that the organization has the correct number of people at the
right places, time, and performing the right thing.
REPORTING STRUCTURE
PROJECT A project charter is a short document used in project
planning to outline the key aims and benefits of a project.
CHARTER Describes the project’s objectives and rules.

FUNCTIONAL Manages a group of Analysts.

LEAD

TECHNICAL Oversees the progress of programmers and technical staff

LEAD members.
 MOTIVATION
DON’T ASSIGN UNREALISTIC DEADLINES
DON’T IGNORE GOOD EFFORTS
DON’T CREATE A LOW-QUALITY PRODUCT
DON’T GIVE EVERYONE ON THE PROJECT A RAISE
DON’T MAKE AN IMPORTANT DECISION WITHOUT THE
TEAM’S INPUT
DON’T MAINTAIN POOR WORKING CONDITION
 HANDLING
CONFLICT
CLEARLY DEFINE PLANS FOR THE PROJECT.
RECOGNIZE PROJECT IMPORTANCE TO THE
ORGANIZATION.
PROJECT CHARTER LISTING NORMS AND GROUND
RULES.
DEVELOP SCHEDULE COMMITMENTS AHEAD OF TIME.
FORECAST OTHER PRIORITIES AND THEIR POSSIBLE
IMPACT ON THE PROJECT.
COORDINATING PROJECT ACTIVITIES

CASE
CASE stands for Computer Aided Software Engineering.
It means the development and maintenance of software projects with
the help of various automated software tools.
COORDINATING PROJECT ACTIVITIES

CASE TOOLS
CASE tools are a set of software application programs, which are
used to automate SDLC activities.
CASE tools are used by software project managers, analysts, and
engineers to develop software systems.
 COMPONENTS OF CASE TOOLS

CENTRAL REPOSITORY

Central Repository CASE tools require a central repository, which can

serve as a source of common, integrated, and consistent information.

A central repository is a central place of storage where product

specifications, requirement documents, related reports and diagrams,
and other useful information regarding management is stored. Central
repository also serves as data dictionary.
UPPER CASE TOOLS
are used in the planning, analysis, and
design stages of SDLC.

LOWER CASE TOOLS

are used in implementation, testing, and
maintenance.

INTEGRATED CASE TOOLS

are helpful in all the stages of SDLC,
from Requirement gathering to Testing
and documentation.
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