1. Introduction to Software Processes and Metrics, problems:
Goals and requirements of Software Development.
2. Software Project Planning:
Project Process Groups (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling and Closing Processes).
Planning Activities – Schedule Development, Resource Planning, Cost estimating / Budgeting, Quality Planning, Human
Resource Planning, Communication Planning, Risk Management Planning, Procurement Planning, Developing on
Information Technology, Project Management Methodology, Software Project Management Plan (SPMP).
Change Control on Information Technology Projects.
3. Project Scope Management:
Definition, Project Initiation – strategic planning & project selection, Project Charters, the scope statement, Work
Breakdown Structure - approaches (using guidelines, the Analogy Approach, Top – Down & bottom – up Approaches ),
Scope Verification and Scope change Control.
4. Project Time Management:
Project Schedule, Project Network Diagrams ( AOA or ADM, PDM ), Activity duration Estimating, Gantt Charts, Critical
Path method , PERT.
5. Project Cost Management:
Importance, Basic Principles, Cost Estimating (Types), Techniques and Tools, Problems with Cost Estimates, Cost Control,
Earned Value Management.
Estimation Techniques:
COCOMO (Basic, Intermediate & complete COCOMO Model)
Halstead’s Software Science
Putnam Model
Jensen Model
6. Quality Management:
Quality Planning, Assurance & Control, Leadership - Cost of Quality, Organizational Influences, Work Place factors &
Quality, Maturity Models.
[CMM, CMMi, Six Sigma], Zero defect, Quality assurance.
7. Project Human Resource Management:
Managing People (Motivation Theories, Influences & power, Improving Effectiveness), Organizational Planning, Staff
Acquisition & Team Development.
8. Project Communication Management:
Importance, Communication Planning, Information Distribution, Performance Reporting, Administrative Closure.
9. Disaster Recovery Planning & Risk Management:
Importance, Risk Management Planning, Sources of Risk, Risk Identification, Qualitative & Quantitative Risk, Risk
Response Planning , Risk Monitoring & Control.
10. Change management:
Configuration management, ITIL methodology
11. Project Procurement Management:
Importance, Planning , Solicitation Planning, Solicitation, Contract Administration & Close Out.
12. Using Project Management Tool:
MS Project 2000 / 2003. Case Study.