At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand and practice the process of Software project management. 2) To develop the scope of work and provide accurate cost estimates. 3) Understand and use risk management techniques. 4) To produce a work plan for a project. 5) Monitor the progress of a project.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
BIL382 Introduction to Software Engineering.
COURSE DEFINITION
Software Process Models, What is Project and Project Management, Project Management Standards, Software Functional Size Measurements Approaches, Software Size and Effort Estimation Approaches, Project Time Management, Project Cost Management, Project Human Resources Management, Risk Management
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction
2nd Week
Software Process Models
3rd Week
What is Project and Project Management?
4th Week
Project Management Standards
5th Week
Software Functional Size Measurements Approaches
6th Week
Software Size and Effort Estimation Approaches
7th Week
MIDTERM
8th Week
Project Time Management
9th Week
Project Cost Management
10th Week
Project Human Resources Management
11th Week
Risk Management
12th Week
Term Project Studies
13th Week
Term Project Studies
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
1.Hughes, B., Cotterell, M., Software Project Management, Fourth Edition, ISBN :-10 0077109899, McGraw-Hill Publication, 2006. 2. Wysocki, R., Beck, R., Crane, D., Effective Project Management 2nd edition, ISBN : 9971-51-402-8, Wiley, 2000. 3. Fairley, R.E., Managing and Leading Software Projects, Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Press, ISBN-10: 0470294558, 2009.
