Software Project Management
[R15A0543]
LECTURE NOTES
B.TECH IV YEAR – II SEM(R15)
(2018-19)
DEPARTMENT OF
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
MALLA REDDY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING &
TECHNOLOGY
(Autonomous Institution – UGC, Govt. of India)
Recognized under 2(f) and 12 (B) of UGC ACT 1956
(Affiliated to JNTUH, Hyderabad, Approved by AICTE - Accredited by NBA & NAAC – ‘A’ Grade - ISO 9001:2015 Certified)
Maisammaguda, Dhulapally (Post Via. Hakimpet), Secunderabad – 500100, Telangana State, India
I
,IV Year B. Tech. CSE – II Sem L T/P/D C
4 - /- / - 4
(R15A0543) SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
(Core Elective-VI)
Objectives:
Understanding the specific roles within a software organization as related to project and
process management
Understanding the basic infrastructure competences (e.g., process modeling and
measurement)
Understanding the basic steps of project planning, project management, quality assurance,
and process management and their relationships
UNIT-I
Conventional Software Management: The waterfall Model, Conventional Software
Management Performance,
Evolution of Software Economics: software Economics. Pragmatic Software Cost Estimation.
Improving Software Economics: Reducing Software Product Size, Improving Software
Processes, Improving Team Effectiveness, Improving Automation, Achieving Required Quality,
Peer Inspections.
UNIT-II
Conventional and Modern Software Management: Principles of Conventional Software
Engineering, Principles of Modern Software Management, Transitioning to an interactive
Process.
Life Cycle Phases: Engineering and Production Stages Inception, Elaboration, Construction,
Transition phases.
UNIT-III
Artifacts of the Process: The Artifact Sets. Management Artifacts, Engineering Artifacts,
Programmatic Artifacts.
Model Based Software Architectures: A Management Perspective and Technical Perspective.
UNIT-IV
Flows of the Process: Software Process Workflows. Inter Trans Workflows.
Checkpoints of the Process: Major Mile Stones, Minor Milestones, Periodic Status
Assessments.
Interactive Process Planning: Work Breakdown Structures, Planning Guidelines, Cost and
Schedule Estimating. Interaction Planning Process, Pragmatic Planning.
UNIT-V
Project Organizations and Responsibilities: Line-of-Business Organizations, Project
Organizations, and Evolution of Organizations.
Process Automation: Building Blocks, the Project Environment.
Project Control and Process Instrumentation: Server Care Metrics, Management Indicators,
Quality Indicators, Life Cycle Expectations Pragmatic Software
II
,TEXT BOOKS:
1. Walker Rayce, “Software Project Management”, 1998, PEA.
2. Henrey, “Software Project Management”, Pearson.
Reference Books:
1. Richard H.Thayer.” Software Engineering Project Management”, 1997, IEEE Computer
Society.
2. Shere K.D.: “Software Engineering and Management”, 1998, PHI.
3. S.A. Kelkar, “Software Project Management: A Concise Study”, PHI.
4. Hughes Cotterell, “Software Project Management”, 2e, TMH. 88 5. Kaeron Conway,
“Software Project Management from Concept to D
Outcomes:
At the end of the course, the student shall be able to:
Describe and determine the purpose and importance of project management from the
perspectives of planning, tracking and completion of project
Compare and differentiate organization structures and project structures.
Implement a project to manage project schedule, expenses and resource with the
application of suitable project management tools
III
, INDEX
UNIT NO TOPIC PAGE NO
Conventional Software Management 01 - 06
I Evolution of Software Economics 07 - 10
Improving Software Economics 10 - 18
Conventional and Modern Software Management 19 - 23
II
Life cycle phases 24 - 28
Artifacts of the process 29 – 39
III
Model based software architectures 40 – 42
Work Flows of the process 43 – 47
IV Checkpoints of the process 48 – 52
Iterative Process Planning 52 – 60
Project Organizations and Responsibilities 61 – 63
V Process Automation 64 – 69
Project Control and Process Instrumentation 69 - 75
IV
[R15A0543]
LECTURE NOTES
B.TECH IV YEAR – II SEM(R15)
(2018-19)
DEPARTMENT OF
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
MALLA REDDY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING &
TECHNOLOGY
(Autonomous Institution – UGC, Govt. of India)
Recognized under 2(f) and 12 (B) of UGC ACT 1956
(Affiliated to JNTUH, Hyderabad, Approved by AICTE - Accredited by NBA & NAAC – ‘A’ Grade - ISO 9001:2015 Certified)
Maisammaguda, Dhulapally (Post Via. Hakimpet), Secunderabad – 500100, Telangana State, India
I
,IV Year B. Tech. CSE – II Sem L T/P/D C
4 - /- / - 4
(R15A0543) SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
(Core Elective-VI)
Objectives:
Understanding the specific roles within a software organization as related to project and
process management
Understanding the basic infrastructure competences (e.g., process modeling and
measurement)
Understanding the basic steps of project planning, project management, quality assurance,
and process management and their relationships
UNIT-I
Conventional Software Management: The waterfall Model, Conventional Software
Management Performance,
Evolution of Software Economics: software Economics. Pragmatic Software Cost Estimation.
Improving Software Economics: Reducing Software Product Size, Improving Software
Processes, Improving Team Effectiveness, Improving Automation, Achieving Required Quality,
Peer Inspections.
UNIT-II
Conventional and Modern Software Management: Principles of Conventional Software
Engineering, Principles of Modern Software Management, Transitioning to an interactive
Process.
Life Cycle Phases: Engineering and Production Stages Inception, Elaboration, Construction,
Transition phases.
UNIT-III
Artifacts of the Process: The Artifact Sets. Management Artifacts, Engineering Artifacts,
Programmatic Artifacts.
Model Based Software Architectures: A Management Perspective and Technical Perspective.
UNIT-IV
Flows of the Process: Software Process Workflows. Inter Trans Workflows.
Checkpoints of the Process: Major Mile Stones, Minor Milestones, Periodic Status
Assessments.
Interactive Process Planning: Work Breakdown Structures, Planning Guidelines, Cost and
Schedule Estimating. Interaction Planning Process, Pragmatic Planning.
UNIT-V
Project Organizations and Responsibilities: Line-of-Business Organizations, Project
Organizations, and Evolution of Organizations.
Process Automation: Building Blocks, the Project Environment.
Project Control and Process Instrumentation: Server Care Metrics, Management Indicators,
Quality Indicators, Life Cycle Expectations Pragmatic Software
II
,TEXT BOOKS:
1. Walker Rayce, “Software Project Management”, 1998, PEA.
2. Henrey, “Software Project Management”, Pearson.
Reference Books:
1. Richard H.Thayer.” Software Engineering Project Management”, 1997, IEEE Computer
Society.
2. Shere K.D.: “Software Engineering and Management”, 1998, PHI.
3. S.A. Kelkar, “Software Project Management: A Concise Study”, PHI.
4. Hughes Cotterell, “Software Project Management”, 2e, TMH. 88 5. Kaeron Conway,
“Software Project Management from Concept to D
Outcomes:
At the end of the course, the student shall be able to:
Describe and determine the purpose and importance of project management from the
perspectives of planning, tracking and completion of project
Compare and differentiate organization structures and project structures.
Implement a project to manage project schedule, expenses and resource with the
application of suitable project management tools
III
, INDEX
UNIT NO TOPIC PAGE NO
Conventional Software Management 01 - 06
I Evolution of Software Economics 07 - 10
Improving Software Economics 10 - 18
Conventional and Modern Software Management 19 - 23
II
Life cycle phases 24 - 28
Artifacts of the process 29 – 39
III
Model based software architectures 40 – 42
Work Flows of the process 43 – 47
IV Checkpoints of the process 48 – 52
Iterative Process Planning 52 – 60
Project Organizations and Responsibilities 61 – 63
V Process Automation 64 – 69
Project Control and Process Instrumentation 69 - 75
IV
