Software Project Management

Overview of Project Management

1. Introduction & Fundamentals

 Reference to Previous session

I. Overview of Project Management

i. Management
ii. Project management
iii. SW project management
iv. Project
 Definition
 Dimension
– People
– Process
v. Goals of Project Management
vi. Project Phases
vii. Software Project Lifecycle
viii. Cost and Cost management
Project vs. Program Management

Mostly differences
Longer than of scale
projects

PROGRAM
Definitions Often a number
vary of related
projects
Example: Program
Manager for MS
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Project vs. Program Management

A co-coordinated
PROJECT portfolio of projects that
change organizations to
achieve benefits of
strategic importance.

A
. temporary organization
that is needed to produce a
unique and pre-defined
outcome or result at a pre-
specified time using pre-
determined resources. PROGRAM
 Project Success

Project is successful once:

Quantity & Quality Time

Financial

RESULTS ARE
RESULTS ARE ACHIEVED
ACHIEVED
 Trade-off Triangle
Fast, Cheap, Good. Choose two

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Cost

Schedule
Technical Fundamentals

Requirements

Analysis

Design

Construction

Quality Assurance

Deployment
 Project Management Skills

 Leadership
 Communications
 Problem Solving
 Negotiating
 Influencing the Organization
 Mentoring
 Process and Technical Expertise
 Project Management Knowledge Areas

1. Project integration management

2. Scope
3. Time
4. Cost
5. Quality
6. Human Resource
7. Communication
8. Risk
9. Procurement
 Summary

I. Overview of Project Management

v. Project versus Program management

vi. Project Success
vii. Trade-off triangle
viii.Technical Fundamental
ix. Project Management Skills