04-01-2013, 02:22 PM
Introduction to Software Project Management
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Project Management
is the discipline of defining and achieving
targets while optimizing the use of
resources (time, money, people, materials,
energy, space, etc) over the course of a
project (a set of activities of finite
duration).
Project Management Activities
1 Planning the work
2. Estimating resources
3. Organizing the work
4. Acquiring human and material resources
5. Assigning tasks
6. Directing activities
7. Controlling project execution
8. Reporting progress
9. Analysing the results based on the facts
achieved
Project control variables
time - amount of time required to complete the project.
Typically broken down for analytical purposes into the
time required to complete the components of the project,
which is then further broken down into the time required
to complete each task contributing to the completion of
each component.
cost - calculated from the time variable.
Cost to develop an internal project is time multiplied by
the cost of the team members involved. When hiring an
independent consultant for a project, cost will typically be
determined by the consultant or firm's hourly rate
multiplied by an estimated time to complete.
8 Phases of the SW Lifecycle
Plans & Requirements
Product Design
Detailed Design
Code and Unit Test
Integration and Test
Implementation
Operations and Maintenance
PhaseOut