This document provides an introduction to software project management. It defines what a project and software project management are, and discusses the key characteristics and phases of projects. Software project management aims to deliver software on time, within budget and meeting requirements. It also discusses challenges that can occur in software projects related to people, processes, products and technology. Effective project management focuses on planning, organizing, monitoring and controlling the project work.
The document discusses various aspects of software project management including project planning activities like estimation, scheduling, staffing, and risk handling. It describes different project organization structures like functional organization and project organization. It also discusses different team structures like chief programmer teams, democratic teams, and mixed teams. The document emphasizes the importance of careful project planning and producing a software project management plan document. It also discusses considerations for staffing a project team and attributes of a good software engineer.
What is Software project management?? , What is a Project?, What is a Product?, What is Project Management?, What is Software Project Life Cycle?, What is a Product Life Cycle?, Software Project, Software Triple Constraints, Software Project Manager, Project Planning,
This Presentation will describe you,
01. What is software project management
02. The Role of Software Project Manager
03. Risk Management
04. People Management
not only these point you will have with example.
The document discusses various topics related to software project management including:
1. Definitions of projects, jobs, and exploration and how software projects have more characteristics that make them difficult than other types of projects.
2. Typical project phases like initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing.
3. Distinguishing between different types of software projects and their approaches.
4. Key activities in project management like planning, organizing, staffing, directing, monitoring, and controlling.
Software Project Management (monitoring and control)IsrarDewan
Monitoring and Controlling are processes needed to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project. It also identifies any areas where changes to the project management method are required and initiates the required changes.
The document discusses project planning in software engineering. It defines project planning and its importance. It describes the project manager's responsibilities which include project planning, reporting, risk management, and people management. It discusses challenges in software project planning. The RUP process for project planning is then outlined which involves creating artifacts like the business case and software development plan. Risk management is also a key part of project planning.
Resource Allocation In Software Project ManagementSyed Hassan Ali
Resource Allocation In Software Project Management
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The document discusses organization and team structures for software development organizations. It explains the differences between functional and project formats. The functional format divides teams by development phase (e.g. requirements, design), while the project format assigns teams to a single project. The document notes advantages of the functional format include specialization, documentation, and handling staff turnover. However, it is not suitable for small organizations with few projects. The document also describes common team structures like chief programmer, democratic, and mixed control models.
The document discusses various aspects of software project management including project planning activities like estimation, scheduling, staffing, and risk handling. It describes different project organization structures like functional organization and project organization. It also discusses different team structures like chief programmer teams, democratic teams, and mixed teams. The document emphasizes the importance of careful project planning and producing a software project management plan document. It also discusses considerations for staffing a project team and attributes of a good software engineer.
What is Software project management?? , What is a Project?, What is a Product?, What is Project Management?, What is Software Project Life Cycle?, What is a Product Life Cycle?, Software Project, Software Triple Constraints, Software Project Manager, Project Planning,
This Presentation will describe you,
01. What is software project management
02. The Role of Software Project Manager
03. Risk Management
04. People Management
not only these point you will have with example.
The document discusses various topics related to software project management including:
1. Definitions of projects, jobs, and exploration and how software projects have more characteristics that make them difficult than other types of projects.
2. Typical project phases like initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing.
3. Distinguishing between different types of software projects and their approaches.
4. Key activities in project management like planning, organizing, staffing, directing, monitoring, and controlling.
Software Project Management (monitoring and control)IsrarDewan
Monitoring and Controlling are processes needed to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project. It also identifies any areas where changes to the project management method are required and initiates the required changes.
The document discusses project planning in software engineering. It defines project planning and its importance. It describes the project manager's responsibilities which include project planning, reporting, risk management, and people management. It discusses challenges in software project planning. The RUP process for project planning is then outlined which involves creating artifacts like the business case and software development plan. Risk management is also a key part of project planning.
Resource Allocation In Software Project ManagementSyed Hassan Ali
Resource Allocation In Software Project Management
what is Resource Allocation In Software Project Management
define Resource Allocation In Software Project Management
how to allocate resource in software project management
The document discusses organization and team structures for software development organizations. It explains the differences between functional and project formats. The functional format divides teams by development phase (e.g. requirements, design), while the project format assigns teams to a single project. The document notes advantages of the functional format include specialization, documentation, and handling staff turnover. However, it is not suitable for small organizations with few projects. The document also describes common team structures like chief programmer, democratic, and mixed control models.
Rapid application development (RAD) aims to develop software quickly through a model with phases like business modeling, data modeling, process modeling, application generation, and testing. Business modeling defines information flow. Data modeling refines information into entities and attributes. Process modeling transforms data objects to support business functions. Automated tools help build the software. Testing reduces risk through component reuse and interface exercises. RAD requires tools like case tools, data dictionaries, storyboards, and risk registers. Advantages include quick reviews, isolation of problems, and flexibility, while disadvantages are lack of planning and need for skilled developers.
Risk management involves identifying potential problems, assessing their likelihood and impacts, and developing strategies to address them. There are two main risk strategies - reactive, which addresses risks after issues arise, and proactive, which plans ahead. Key steps in proactive risk management include identifying risks through checklists, estimating their probability and impacts, developing mitigation plans, monitoring risks and mitigation effectiveness, and adjusting plans as needed. Common risk categories include project risks, technical risks, and business risks.
This document outlines the 10 step process for software project planning. It begins with selecting the project and identifying its scope and objectives. It then covers identifying the project infrastructure, analyzing project characteristics, and identifying products and activities. Steps also include estimating effort for each activity, identifying risks, allocating resources, and reviewing/publicizing the plan. Execution then involves lower level planning. The document also discusses software effort estimation techniques such as algorithmic models, expert judgment, analogy, and top-down and bottom-up approaches.
This document provides an overview of software project management. It begins with introductions and discusses the field of project management, including common jobs, professional organizations, certifications, and tools. It then covers the history of project management and key skills required for project managers, including positions in the field. The document defines what constitutes a software project and explains the engineering and management dimensions. It outlines several classic mistakes to avoid in software project management.
Selection of an appropriate project approachtumetr1
This document discusses different approaches for software project management. It describes the waterfall model, prototyping, incremental delivery, and agile methods like Dynamic System Development Method (DSDM) and Extreme Programming (XP). The key factors in selecting an approach are the level of uncertainty in requirements and technologies, the type of application being developed, and project constraints. Evolutionary or incremental approaches are best suited to higher uncertainty, while waterfall can be used for well-defined projects with tight schedules. Agile methods emphasize frequent delivery, collaboration, and responding to changing requirements.
what is COCOMO Model in software project management
COCOMO Model in software project management defined
COCOMO Model in software project management
what is cocomo model
cocomo model and its application
This document discusses various design notations that can be used at different levels of software design, including:
- Data flow diagrams, structure charts, HIPO diagrams, pseudo code, and structured flowcharts, which can be used for external, architectural, and detailed design specifications.
- Data flow diagrams use nodes and arcs to represent processing activities and data flow. Structure charts show hierarchical structure and interconnections. HIPO diagrams use a tree structure.
- Other notations discussed include procedure templates for interface specifications, pseudo code for algorithms and logic, and decision tables for complex decision logic.
Software project planning involves defining roles and responsibilities, ensuring work aligns with business objectives, and checking schedules and requirements feasibility. It requires risk analysis, tracking the project plan, and meeting quality standards. Issues can include unclear requirements, time/budget mismanagement, personnel problems, and lack of management support. Key activities are identifying requirements, estimating costs/risks, preparing a project charter and plan, and commencing the project. The master schedule summarizes deliverables and milestones based on a master project plan and detailed work schedules.
This document outlines a 10-step process called Step Wise for project planning. It involves selecting the project, identifying objectives and scope, analyzing project characteristics, identifying products and activities, estimating effort, identifying risks, allocating resources, reviewing and publishing the plan, and executing the plan through lower levels of detailed planning. Project planning establishes objectives, analyzes the project, and identifies an infrastructure, products, activities, resources, and quality controls to guide successful execution.
The document discusses key concepts in software engineering. It defines software engineering as applying systematic and technical approaches to develop reliable and efficient computer software. It describes various software development models including waterfall, prototyping, RAD, spiral and evolutionary models. It also discusses software engineering layers, characteristics, applications, and process models. Finally, it covers concepts like fourth generation techniques, software project management, estimation techniques, and risk management.
The document discusses important concepts for effective software project management including focusing on people, product, process, and project. It emphasizes that defining project scope and establishing clear objectives at the beginning of a project are critical first steps. Finally, it outlines factors for selecting an appropriate software development process model and adapting it to the specific project.
This document discusses several software cost estimation techniques:
1. Top-down and bottom-up approaches - Top-down estimates system-level costs while bottom-up estimates costs of each module and combines them.
2. Expert judgment - Widely used technique where experts estimate costs based on past similar projects. It utilizes experience but can be biased.
3. Delphi estimation - Estimators anonymously provide estimates in rounds to reach consensus without group dynamics influencing individuals.
4. Work breakdown structure - Hierarchical breakdown of either the product components or work activities to aid bottom-up estimation.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in software project management including project evaluation, planning, categorization of projects, setting objectives, management principles, and stepwise project planning. It discusses the importance of software project management and compares software projects to other types of projects. Various methodologies, activities, life cycles, stakeholders, objectives, and management concepts are defined.
This document discusses several software design techniques: stepwise refinement, levels of abstraction, structured design, integrated top-down development, and Jackson structured programming. Stepwise refinement is a top-down technique that decomposes a system into more elementary levels. Levels of abstraction designs systems as layers with each level performing services for the next higher level. Structured design converts data flow diagrams into structure charts using design heuristics. Integrated top-down development integrates design, implementation, and testing with a hierarchical structure. Jackson structured programming maps a problem's input/output structures and operations into a program structure to solve the problem.
The document discusses factors related to software project size and effort. It provides the following key points:
1) Software development and maintenance can account for a significant portion of economic activity, with estimates that it will account for 12.5% of the US GDP by 1990.
2) Most effort is spent on maintenance rather than development, with estimates that maintenance accounts for 60-90% of total effort.
3) Software project size is categorized based on factors like number of programmers, duration, lines of code, and interactions/complexity. These range from trivial single-programmer projects to extremely large projects involving thousands of programmers over 5-10 years.
4) A 1964 study found that programmers only spent
This document discusses major factors that influence software cost estimation. It identifies programmer ability, product complexity, product size, available time, required reliability, and level of technology as key factors. It provides details on how each factor affects software cost, including equations to estimate programming time and effort based on variables like source lines of code and developer months. Program complexity is broken into three levels: application, utility, and system software. The document also discusses how underestimating code size and inability to compress development schedules can impact cost estimates.
The document discusses software quality and defines key aspects:
- It explains the importance of software quality for users and developers.
- Qualities like correctness, reliability, efficiency are defined.
- Methods for measuring qualities like ISO 9126 standard are presented.
- Quality is important throughout the software development process.
- Both product quality and process quality need to be managed.
The document discusses different structures for programming teams:
- Democratic structure where all members participate in decisions and leadership rotates.
- Chief programmer structure with one lead programmer who designs work and manages others.
- Hierarchical structure that combines aspects of the democratic and chief programmer models with levels like project leader, senior programmers, and junior programmers.
The structures vary in things like communication paths, decision making, and suitability for different types and sizes of projects.
This document outlines the course objectives and units for a Project Management course. The course aims to develop skills for planning, managing, and delivering successful software projects. The key objectives are to manage projects through each stage of the software development life cycle, learn activity planning and risk management, and deliver projects that support organizational goals. The first unit covers project evaluation, planning, methodologies, objectives setting, risk evaluation, and stepwise project planning. It includes topics such as importance of software project management, project portfolio management, and cost-benefit evaluation.
This document outlines the course objectives and units for a Project Management course. The course aims to teach students to plan, manage, and deliver successful software projects throughout the software development lifecycle. The first unit covers evaluating and planning projects, including importance of project management, methodologies, project categorization, setting objectives, risk evaluation, and stepwise project planning. Additional details are provided on project phases, stakeholders, management skills, and challenges with software projects.
Rapid application development (RAD) aims to develop software quickly through a model with phases like business modeling, data modeling, process modeling, application generation, and testing. Business modeling defines information flow. Data modeling refines information into entities and attributes. Process modeling transforms data objects to support business functions. Automated tools help build the software. Testing reduces risk through component reuse and interface exercises. RAD requires tools like case tools, data dictionaries, storyboards, and risk registers. Advantages include quick reviews, isolation of problems, and flexibility, while disadvantages are lack of planning and need for skilled developers.
Risk management involves identifying potential problems, assessing their likelihood and impacts, and developing strategies to address them. There are two main risk strategies - reactive, which addresses risks after issues arise, and proactive, which plans ahead. Key steps in proactive risk management include identifying risks through checklists, estimating their probability and impacts, developing mitigation plans, monitoring risks and mitigation effectiveness, and adjusting plans as needed. Common risk categories include project risks, technical risks, and business risks.
This document outlines the 10 step process for software project planning. It begins with selecting the project and identifying its scope and objectives. It then covers identifying the project infrastructure, analyzing project characteristics, and identifying products and activities. Steps also include estimating effort for each activity, identifying risks, allocating resources, and reviewing/publicizing the plan. Execution then involves lower level planning. The document also discusses software effort estimation techniques such as algorithmic models, expert judgment, analogy, and top-down and bottom-up approaches.
This document provides an overview of software project management. It begins with introductions and discusses the field of project management, including common jobs, professional organizations, certifications, and tools. It then covers the history of project management and key skills required for project managers, including positions in the field. The document defines what constitutes a software project and explains the engineering and management dimensions. It outlines several classic mistakes to avoid in software project management.
Selection of an appropriate project approachtumetr1
This document discusses different approaches for software project management. It describes the waterfall model, prototyping, incremental delivery, and agile methods like Dynamic System Development Method (DSDM) and Extreme Programming (XP). The key factors in selecting an approach are the level of uncertainty in requirements and technologies, the type of application being developed, and project constraints. Evolutionary or incremental approaches are best suited to higher uncertainty, while waterfall can be used for well-defined projects with tight schedules. Agile methods emphasize frequent delivery, collaboration, and responding to changing requirements.
what is COCOMO Model in software project management
COCOMO Model in software project management defined
COCOMO Model in software project management
what is cocomo model
cocomo model and its application
This document discusses various design notations that can be used at different levels of software design, including:
- Data flow diagrams, structure charts, HIPO diagrams, pseudo code, and structured flowcharts, which can be used for external, architectural, and detailed design specifications.
- Data flow diagrams use nodes and arcs to represent processing activities and data flow. Structure charts show hierarchical structure and interconnections. HIPO diagrams use a tree structure.
- Other notations discussed include procedure templates for interface specifications, pseudo code for algorithms and logic, and decision tables for complex decision logic.
Software project planning involves defining roles and responsibilities, ensuring work aligns with business objectives, and checking schedules and requirements feasibility. It requires risk analysis, tracking the project plan, and meeting quality standards. Issues can include unclear requirements, time/budget mismanagement, personnel problems, and lack of management support. Key activities are identifying requirements, estimating costs/risks, preparing a project charter and plan, and commencing the project. The master schedule summarizes deliverables and milestones based on a master project plan and detailed work schedules.
This document outlines a 10-step process called Step Wise for project planning. It involves selecting the project, identifying objectives and scope, analyzing project characteristics, identifying products and activities, estimating effort, identifying risks, allocating resources, reviewing and publishing the plan, and executing the plan through lower levels of detailed planning. Project planning establishes objectives, analyzes the project, and identifies an infrastructure, products, activities, resources, and quality controls to guide successful execution.
The document discusses key concepts in software engineering. It defines software engineering as applying systematic and technical approaches to develop reliable and efficient computer software. It describes various software development models including waterfall, prototyping, RAD, spiral and evolutionary models. It also discusses software engineering layers, characteristics, applications, and process models. Finally, it covers concepts like fourth generation techniques, software project management, estimation techniques, and risk management.
The document discusses important concepts for effective software project management including focusing on people, product, process, and project. It emphasizes that defining project scope and establishing clear objectives at the beginning of a project are critical first steps. Finally, it outlines factors for selecting an appropriate software development process model and adapting it to the specific project.
This document discusses several software cost estimation techniques:
1. Top-down and bottom-up approaches - Top-down estimates system-level costs while bottom-up estimates costs of each module and combines them.
2. Expert judgment - Widely used technique where experts estimate costs based on past similar projects. It utilizes experience but can be biased.
3. Delphi estimation - Estimators anonymously provide estimates in rounds to reach consensus without group dynamics influencing individuals.
4. Work breakdown structure - Hierarchical breakdown of either the product components or work activities to aid bottom-up estimation.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in software project management including project evaluation, planning, categorization of projects, setting objectives, management principles, and stepwise project planning. It discusses the importance of software project management and compares software projects to other types of projects. Various methodologies, activities, life cycles, stakeholders, objectives, and management concepts are defined.
This document discusses several software design techniques: stepwise refinement, levels of abstraction, structured design, integrated top-down development, and Jackson structured programming. Stepwise refinement is a top-down technique that decomposes a system into more elementary levels. Levels of abstraction designs systems as layers with each level performing services for the next higher level. Structured design converts data flow diagrams into structure charts using design heuristics. Integrated top-down development integrates design, implementation, and testing with a hierarchical structure. Jackson structured programming maps a problem's input/output structures and operations into a program structure to solve the problem.
The document discusses factors related to software project size and effort. It provides the following key points:
1) Software development and maintenance can account for a significant portion of economic activity, with estimates that it will account for 12.5% of the US GDP by 1990.
2) Most effort is spent on maintenance rather than development, with estimates that maintenance accounts for 60-90% of total effort.
3) Software project size is categorized based on factors like number of programmers, duration, lines of code, and interactions/complexity. These range from trivial single-programmer projects to extremely large projects involving thousands of programmers over 5-10 years.
4) A 1964 study found that programmers only spent
This document discusses major factors that influence software cost estimation. It identifies programmer ability, product complexity, product size, available time, required reliability, and level of technology as key factors. It provides details on how each factor affects software cost, including equations to estimate programming time and effort based on variables like source lines of code and developer months. Program complexity is broken into three levels: application, utility, and system software. The document also discusses how underestimating code size and inability to compress development schedules can impact cost estimates.
The document discusses software quality and defines key aspects:
- It explains the importance of software quality for users and developers.
- Qualities like correctness, reliability, efficiency are defined.
- Methods for measuring qualities like ISO 9126 standard are presented.
- Quality is important throughout the software development process.
- Both product quality and process quality need to be managed.
The document discusses different structures for programming teams:
- Democratic structure where all members participate in decisions and leadership rotates.
- Chief programmer structure with one lead programmer who designs work and manages others.
- Hierarchical structure that combines aspects of the democratic and chief programmer models with levels like project leader, senior programmers, and junior programmers.
The structures vary in things like communication paths, decision making, and suitability for different types and sizes of projects.
This document outlines the course objectives and units for a Project Management course. The course aims to develop skills for planning, managing, and delivering successful software projects. The key objectives are to manage projects through each stage of the software development life cycle, learn activity planning and risk management, and deliver projects that support organizational goals. The first unit covers project evaluation, planning, methodologies, objectives setting, risk evaluation, and stepwise project planning. It includes topics such as importance of software project management, project portfolio management, and cost-benefit evaluation.
This document outlines the course objectives and units for a Project Management course. The course aims to teach students to plan, manage, and deliver successful software projects throughout the software development lifecycle. The first unit covers evaluating and planning projects, including importance of project management, methodologies, project categorization, setting objectives, risk evaluation, and stepwise project planning. Additional details are provided on project phases, stakeholders, management skills, and challenges with software projects.
ICT Project Management is an IOE syllabus based subject. It provides introductory information about project management, its objectives, classification of project and projectts life cycle.Provided by Project Management Sir of KU.
Project management essentials 3 day training programParamjit Arora
This is an essentials program on project management which I created and imparted to a captive audience in my organisation. The objective is to create an awareness of the essentials / fundamentals of project management within the organisation. Today organisations are increasingly using project management methodologies to conduct their tasks. Hopefully this ppt would help trainers in their endeavour. Thanks
This document provides an overview of project management fundamentals from Invensis Learning. It defines key concepts such as projects, programs, portfolios and their differences. It describes various project life cycles including predictive, iterative, adaptive and hybrid models. It also outlines topics that will be covered in the course, including project management concepts, influences, roles, processes and certifications. The document is copyrighted material from Invensis Learning.
This document provides an overview of project management concepts including:
- The definition of a project, project life cycle, characteristics of projects, and tools and techniques used for project management.
- Key aspects of project management like project identification, scope, deliverables, team, and the role of the project manager.
- The project life cycle involves initiation, planning, execution, and closure to complete a project on time and on budget.
- Effective project managers demonstrate leadership, task delegation, and communication skills to guide a project team to success.
Introduction to international project managementprakashnachnani
This document provides an introduction to international project management. It defines what constitutes a project and lists key characteristics such as being temporary, having unique deliverables, and allowing for progressive elaboration. Projects are also purposeful, logical, structured, involve conflict and risk, and have limited resources. Typical project phases include initiation, definition, feasibility study, execution, and conclusion. Key project management activities involve planning, scheduling, and controlling. Common problems include poor planning, lack of leadership, unclear requirements, and missed deadlines. Project types can be manufacturing, construction, management, or research oriented.
This chapter discusses why project management is important for businesses. It defines what a project is and differentiates projects from regular business processes. The chapter covers the typical project life cycle stages of conceptualization, planning, execution, and termination. It also discusses different ways to define and measure project success, including considering goals related to time, budget, scope and quality. Finally, it introduces various models for assessing an organization's project management maturity.
This document provides an introduction to software project management. It defines software, projects, and management. Software project management aims to deliver software on time, within budget, and meeting requirements. The document discusses the differences between software and other projects, as well as contract management, common project activities, plans and methodologies used. It also covers categorizing projects, project charters, stakeholders, objectives, success and failure factors, the project management lifecycle, and differences between traditional and modern approaches.
This document provides an introduction to project management concepts. It discusses what constitutes a project and factors that lead to project success or failure. Project management is defined as applying skills, tools, and techniques to meet stakeholder needs and expectations. Key aspects of project management covered include the project lifecycle, standards such as PMBOK and PRINCE2, and methodologies like waterfall, agile, and scrum. The roles and responsibilities of the project manager are also outlined.
ESOFT Metro Campus - Diploma in Software Engineering - (Module VII) Introduction to Project Management
(Template - Virtusa Corporate)
Contents:
What is a Project?
History of the Project Management
Attributes of a Project
What is Project Management?
Why Project Management Important?
The Triple Constraints of a Project
Project Stakeholders
Performing Organizational Structures
Project Management Life Cycle
Project Management Processes
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Scope Management
Time Management
Cost Management
Quality Management
Human Resource Management
Communication Management
Risk Management
Procurement Management
Project Management and Control Techniquesssuser8e973a
This document provides an overview of key topics related to project management. It discusses the meaning and definitions of projects, including their objectives and characteristics. The different phases of the project life cycle are outlined, from concept stage through completion stage. Methods of project scheduling like PERT and CPM are mentioned. The importance of project identification, capital budgeting, generating project proposals, and project reports are covered. Factors in project analysis, evaluation and selection, financing, and implementation are also summarized.
Lect-2: Overview and Traditional SPM, Classic mistakesMubashir Ali
This document summarizes a lecture on software project management. It introduces key concepts like the fundamentals of project management, classic mistakes to avoid, and the roles and responsibilities of a project manager. It also covers dimensions of a software project like engineering and management. Some classic mistakes discussed include unrealistic schedules, feature creep, weak personnel, and not having adequate quality assurance processes. The document provides an overview of the important aspects of planning, tracking, and executing successful software projects.
The document discusses project management and provides information on key concepts. It begins by defining a project and the goals of project management. It then covers the project life cycle, knowledge areas, and reasons for project failure. The document emphasizes that project management ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet requirements to provide value. It summarizes several approaches, methodologies, and principles for effective project management.
The document discusses the system life cycle and project life cycle. It describes the typical phases of a system's development cycle, including conception, definition, execution, and operation. The conception phase involves identifying needs and potential solutions. The definition phase further specifies requirements and designs a solution. The execution phase encompasses building, testing, and implementing the system. Finally, the operation phase involves maintaining and improving the system once in use. Agile project management is also covered, which takes a more flexible approach through iterative development compared to traditional project management.
The document discusses project life cycles and organizational structures that support project management. It describes the typical stages in a project life cycle as conceptualization, planning, execution, and termination. It also outlines different organizational structures like functional, projectized, and matrix structures and compares their strengths and weaknesses for managing projects. Functional structures group people by specialty and are best for developing expertise but can create silos. Projectized structures give project managers full authority but can be expensive and make career growth difficult. Matrix structures balance functional and project needs but can also cause role confusion.
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Key General Management Skills
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2. The Two End Points in a Project
Inspiration
Operation
A miracle occurs
3. Module 1 - Introduction 3
INTRODUCTION/ FUNDAMENTALS
What is a Project?
A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique
product or service
- A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK™), Project Management Institute, 2003
• One time (non-routine)
• Limited funds/time (May be single phase or multiple phases)
• Specific resources utilized (may involve several specialism)
• Performed by people - Single or multi-person & multi location
team(s)
• Planned, controlled (planning, monitoring and controlling is
required)
• Specific Deliverables (specific objectives are to be met or a
specified product is to be created)
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INTRODUCTION/ FUNDAMENTALS
Characteristics of projects
(From Bob Hughes and Cotterell) – addl points from exam point of view
• Non-routine tasks are involved
• Planning is required
• Specific objectives are to be met or a specific product is to be created
• The project has a predetermined time span
• Work is carried out for someone other than yourself
• Work involves several specialisms
• People are formed into a temporary work group to carry out the task
• Work is carried out in several phases
• The resources that are available for use on the project are constrained
• The project is large or complex
5. What is Management
• Planning – deciding what is to be done
• Organizing – making arrangements
• Staffing – selecting right people for the job etc.
• Directing - giving instructions
• Monitoring – checking on progress
• Controlling – taking action to remedy hold-ups
• Innovating – coming up with new solutions
• Representing – liaising with clients, users, developers,
suppliers and other stakeholders.
Module 1 – Introduction
Bob Hughes, MikeCotterell and Rajib Mall
5
6. The Management Spectrum
Effective project management focuses on four P’s (in the order):
The People: Stakeholders, the team leaders, and the software team
• Deals with the cultivation of motivated, highly skilled people and teams
• Includes recruiting, selection, performance management, training,
compensation, career development, organization and work design, and team
culture development
The Problem/ Product: before a project can be planned
• Its objectives and scope should be established;
• Alternative solutions should be considered; and
• Technical and management constraints should be identified.
The process: a software process provides the framework from which a
comprehensive plan for software development can be established.
The project: Planning and controlling a software project is done for one
primary reason…it is the only known way to manage complexity
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Project Management Skills
• Leadership
• Communications
• Problem Solving
• Negotiating
• Influencing the Organization
• Mentoring
• Process and technical expertise
9. 9
INTRODUCTION/ FUNDAMENTALS
Software Project Management
• Software project management is aimed to ensure that the
software is delivered on time, within budget and schedule
constraints, and satisfies the requirements of the client
• Management of software projects is different from other types
of management because:
– Software is not tangible
– Software processes are relatively new and still “under trial”
– Larger software projects are usually “one-off” projects
– Computer technology evolves very rapidly
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INTRODUCTION/ FUNDAMENTALS
Software Projects versus other types of Projects
• Invisibility – With physical artifacts, measuring progress is easy
as it can be seen/ felt. However with Software, progress is not
immediately visible.
• Complexity – Software products are, generally, more complex
than other engineering artifact of same value.
• Flexibility - It is easier to change/ modify software systems to
meet changing organizational/ product requirement as
compared to other engineering artifacts; it may not be possible
to modify a physical artifact at all.
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Project Phases
• All projects are divided into phases
• All phases together are known as the
Project Life Cycle
• Each phase is marked by completion of
Deliverables
• Identify the primary software project phases
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Seven Core Project Phases
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Interactions / Stakeholders
• As a PM, who do you interact with?
– Internal to Project team – team members
– External to project team but within the
same organization - Project sponsor,
Executives, Functional managers
– External to both the project team and the
organization – Customers, Contractors
15. Purpose of Project Management
• Ensure meeting the project objectives
within the allocated schedule & budget
– Communication
– Meetings
– Reviews
– Authorization
– Record Keeping
– Monitoring (testing)
– Interface Control
• Not for assigning blame (usually)
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Project Life Cycle
5%
20% 60%
15%
Concept Planning Execution/Control Closing
Percentages and graph refer to the amount of effort (people)
In IT projects = 90-95% of cost!
Definition | Analysis |Design|Build|Test|Accept| Implement| Operation
INTRODUCTION/ FUNDAMENTALS
Initiation
or
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•Initiation – on the first stage, the necessity, feasibility, scope, time, budget
and critical success factors of the project are defined along with the approach
and methods to be used to deliver the required products and results.
•Planning – this stage includes a detailed identification of all the project
elements and matters including project team, specified allocation of project
resources and timeline, assignments of project tasks, evaluation of risks,
definition of criteria for quality and successful completion of each deliverable,
etc.
•Execution – this is the working phase where the project plan is
implemented through practical actions that lead to successful project
accomplishment. It is necessary to control performance and quality of all the
required activities to know if they match the project’s requirements.
•Closure – this stage identifies the project completion including testing,
evaluation and formal acceptance of the final product by the customer,
learning obtained from project experience, disposing resources, etc.
Project Life Cycle
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Lifecycle Relationships
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Project vs. Program Management
• What’s a ‘program’?
• Mostly differences of scale
• Often a number of related projects
• Longer than projects
• Definitions vary
• Ex: Program Manager for MS Word
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INTRODUCTION/ FUNDAMENTALS
The Triple Constraint of Projects
• On Time, Budget, Quality = Required Scope
Time
Cost Quality
•Integration
•Trade – Off’s
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Trade-off Triangle
• Know which of these are fixed & variable
for every project
22. Problems with Software Projects
Manager’s Point of View:
• Poor estimates and plans
• Lack of quality standards and measures
• Lack of guidance about making organizational decisions
• Lack of techniques to make progress visible
• Poor role definition – who does what?
• Incorrect success criteria
Members’ Point of View:
• Inadequate specification of work
• Management ignorance of IT
• Lack of knowledge of application area
• Lack of standards Contd/-
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23. Problems with Software Projects
• Lack of standards
• Lack of up-to-date documentation
• Preceding activities not completed on time – including late delivery of
equipment
• Lack of communication between users and technicians
• Lack of communication leading to duplication of work
• Lack of commitment – especially when a project is tied to one person who
then moves
• Narrow scope of technical expertise
• Changing statutory requirements
• Changing software environment
• Deadline pressure
• Lack of quality control
• Remote management
• Lack of training
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24. INTRODUCTION/ FUNDAMENTALS
Assignment 1
Q1. What do you understand by Need identification, Vision
and Scope for a product? Search on internet to find sample
vision and scope document, copy the headings in your
notebook and be prepared to present in the class –Group
Activity – one per group.
Q2. What is the Vision Statement of ABES EC? What is the
difference between Vision Statement and Quality Policy of
an Organization? – Individual work.
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25. Vision Statement
• A vision statement is sometimes called a
picture of your company in the future but
it’s so much more than that. Your vision
statement is your inspiration, the framework
for all your strategic planning.
• A vision statement may apply to an entire
company or to a single division of that
company. Whether for all or part of an
organization, the vision statement answers
the question, “Where do we want to go?”
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26. Vision Statement
General Motors – Vision Statement
"GM’s vision is to be the world leader in
transportation products and related services.
We will earn our customers’ enthusiasm
through continuous improvement driven by the
integrity, teamwork, and innovation
of GM people."
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27. Scope Definition
• A scope statement is one of the most critical
pieces of a project, and writing one can be a
difficult task for a project manager – no
matter what type of project management
methodology is being used. But, an
effectively written scope statement can help
the rest of the project flow along with
minimal problems.
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28. Scope Definition
The firsts step on writing a scope statement is filling in the
project name, project charter, and a listing of the
project owner, sponsors, and stakeholders.
Next, A project justification will need to be identified, as
well as project requirements, milestones, and
deliverables. (In scope Items)
Any non-goals - items that fall outside of the scope of the
project - need to be identified here.
And finally, cost estimates need to be provided within the
scope statement.
Note - This can be a cumbersome task, but it is a necessary one. As
the project progresses, everyone involved knows where they can
look should a question arise.
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Four Project Dimensions
• People
• Process
• Product
• Technology
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People-Related Mistakes Part 1
• Undermined motivation
• Weak personnel
– Weak vs. Junior
• Uncontrolled problem employees
• Heroics
• Adding people to a late project
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People-Related Mistakes Part 2
• Noisy, crowded offices
• Customer-Developer friction
• Unrealistic expectations
• Politics over substance
• Wishful thinking
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People-Related Mistakes Part 3
• Lack of effective project sponsorship
• Lack of stakeholder buy-in
• Lack of user input
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Process-Related Mistakes Part 1
• Optimistic schedules
• Insufficient risk management
• Contractor failure
• Insufficient planning
• Abandonment of plan under pressure
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Process-Related Mistakes Part 2
• Wasted time during fuzzy front end
• Shortchanged upstream activities
• Inadequate design
• Shortchanged quality assurance
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Process-Related Mistakes Part 3
• Insufficient management controls
• Frequent convergence
• Omitting necessary tasks from estimates
• Planning to catch-up later
• Code-like-hell programming
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Product-Related Mistakes
• Requirements gold-plating
– Gilding the lily
• Feature creep
• Developer gold-plating
– Beware the pet project
• Push-me, pull-me negotiation
• Research-oriented development
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Technology-Related Mistakes
• Silver-bullet syndrome
• Overestimated savings from new tools and
methods
– Fad warning
• Switching tools in mid-project
• Lack of automated source-code control
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INTRODUCTION/ FUNDAMENTALS
The Value of Project Management
• Allows for excellent organization and tracking
• Better control and use of resources
• Reduces complexity of inter-related tasks
• Allows measurement of outcome versus plans
• Early identification of problems and quick correction
Editor's Notes
managing all stakeholder Expectations is challenging – conflict
This is the first introduction to how we approach the management of projects. This is from the PMBOK:
Every project can be divided into 4 major phases:
Concept where we document the original idea and get funding for the next phase.
Planning where we detail the plan and get approval for the remainder. Execution (we do the work)/Control(we make sure everything follows the plan, react to problems, report progress)
Closing where we document what went right and wrong, and close up.
Note the line graph (and percentages) of effort expended. This is exactly the shape of the cost flow in an IT project, where 85-95% of the costs are people costs.
Classical definition of success is on time, budget, and does what the client expected it to do. However, must add to this:
A happy team. The key stakeholder is your (the students’) team. Project management is rules, structure, discipline. May turn people off. Do not over do it.
Similarly, be careful about over managing the contractor (part of your team). They must make their profit.
A happy client. The client must be involved in the process (the team can’t just disappear and turn up six months later with the completed project). That is why we have phases, which provide milestones, intermediate deliverables, progress reports, reviews, etc. that the client must be involved in.
Your upper level management (ULM) must also be happy: they also must be involved in the process. At your (PM) level, you will be communicating mostly with the client PM level of management. However, your ULM will be communicating with the client’s ULM, and you do not wish hassles coming down the hierarchy. (Case of the client complaining to his ULM, who goes to your ULM, who does not know about the project.)
Peopleware issues
10-to-1 difference in Dev productivity
Teams 3 or 5 to 1 diff
Process
Dev basics, risk mgmt, QA, lifecycle planning, customer orientation
Product
Most tangible dimension
Technology
Motivation: studies show has largest impact
Don’t undermine Morale
2nd greatest influence on productivity
Junior != bad
Uncontrolled: most common developer complain about their managers
Heroics. Company hostage.
“Can-do”, “how high” attitudes
Brooks, reading assignment
60%of developers feel unsatisfactory environment: need quite and privacy
MS offices
Friction: classic differing viewpoints
Results in ‘poor communication’
Passive-aggressive
Realistic Expectations: 1 of top 5 reasons for success of in-house projects
Perception woe
Politics
Managing-up
Wishful
Cognitive dissonance
Closing your eyes and hoping
McConnell: maybe causes the most problems in software development
Sponsor: a must, no power
All players must buy-in
User input: Survey: number 1 reason for success
W/O input: guessing
Similar to wishful thinking
Puts unnecessary pressure
Risk Mgmt:
Risks will manage you
Contractor: late, poor quality, or fails to meet specifications
Requires lots of management
Insufficient planning: “if you don’t care where you’re going, any plan will do”
Abandonment
Out the window
Fall into code-and-fix mode
fuzzy: before sign-off
Upstream:
Lack of analysis and design
10 to 100 times more costly
5 hrs vs. 50
Design:
Seen schedules w/o it at all
QA:
Seems easy to compress
1 day QA == 3 to 10 later
Management controls
Need to be able to track
We’ll cover lots of these
PMI
Convergence
Waste of time
Missing tasks
Often 20-30% of a schedule
Catch-up later
How many times have you seen a project catch-up?
Only by all-nighters
Like hell
“Entrepreneurial” approach
See catch-up later
Gold
Gilding the lily
Performance is required more often than need be
Feature creep
25% average change in req.
Dev. Gold
Nifty new technology
Pet project
Push-me
Slip schedule + add features
Research vs. Development
who’s heard of ‘silver bullet’ (not the beer)
SCM
Jones: 10% month, I see more