Software Project Management 01
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This document provides an introduction to software project management. It defines management as planning, organizing, staffing, leading, innovating, coaching, mentoring, controlling and directing. It defines a project as a temporary activity with specific goals that takes place over a finite period of time. Project management is described as applying knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to maximize the probability of delivering a project's goals on time and on budget. Software project management is defined as an umbrella activity within software engineering that focuses on people, product, process, and project.
Software Project Management 01
- 2. Introduction What is management? What is project? What is project management? What is software project management?
- 3. What is management? Planning Organizing Staffing Leading Innovating Coaching Mentoring Controlling Directing Monitoring Representing Assurance
- 4. Management knowledge & skills Conceptual Skills Human Skills Technical Skills
- 5. What is Project? An activity with specific goals which takes place over a finite period of time. Distinct Characteristics: 1) Temporary (Definite beginning & Definite end i.e., limited time scale) 2) Unique (End result i.e., product or service is different in some distinguishing way from all other products & services) 3) Tasks, Aims, Purpose 4) Non-Repetitive (every new project comes with new tasks, aims, purposes and carried out in distinct way) 5) Progressive & Elaboration (Developing through in continuous steps and work out with care & detail) Examples: Creating a new product i.e., building, vehicle, or facility Developing a new service i.e., change in structure, staffing or style of an organization, developing or adopting new information system, running a campaign for political office or implementing a new business strategy or procedure.
- 6. What is project Management? Art (strategic competency) of maximizing probability that a project delivers its goal in time, to budget and at the required quality. Science to apply knowledge, skills, tools & techniques to achieve project objectives. Processes/phases to achieve objectives could be; Initiating Planning Executing Controlling Closing
- 7. What is software project management? An umbrella activity within software engineering. Has four P’s People – Organized & effective, highly motivated and coordinated team to do quality work and to achieve effective communication. Product – Product requirements from customer, portioned and position for work. Process – Roadmap adopted to the people & problem. Project – Organized to get succeed.