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COURSE NAME
CODE PATTERN
THEORY
SOFTWVARE PROJECT
25MKIEI01 DSE 50 4 CIA-25 Marks
MANAGEMENT
CE-75 Marks

PREAMBLE / COURSE OBJECTIVE

The aim of this course is to make the students to create a detailed plan for a successful software project and for
planning, organizing and overseeing software development projects from inception to completion.

DEPARTMENT
OFFERING

Information Technology

PREREQUISTE
Under Graduates with basic idea in Software project development life cycle.

EXPECTED SKILL
Domain Knowledge /Employability / Skill Development

COURSE OUTCOMES
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to
S. NO. COURSE OUTCOME BLOOMS LEVEL

CO1 Recall the software development life cycle Remember

CO2 Inculcate the ideas about the organizational leadership, team and stake holders. Understand

CO3 Implement employce training programs and apply control techniques to manage Apply
project deliverables effectively.
CO4 Compare how each component contributes the overall success of the project. Analyze

COS Examine the real world project management challenges. Evaluate

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UNIT-I 9 HOURS

Introduction to Software ProjectManagement: Introduction -Software projects Vs other Projects

Contract and Technical Project management - Activities -Plans and Methodologies -Categorizing
Management- Problems -Objectives- Stake Holders - RequiremnentSpecification-ManagementControl.
Project Evaluation and Programme Management:ProjectPortfolio Management-Cost Benefit Evaluation
Techniques - Risk Evaluation.

UNIT-II 11 HOURS
Selection of an appropriate project approach: ChoosingMethodologies and Technologies
SoftwareProcesses and Process Models -Choice of Process Models- The Waterfall Model-The Spiral Model
Software Prototyping Incremental Delivery -Agile Methods-Serum-Managing Iterative
Processes.Software Effort Estimation: Estimates - Problems - Basics - Estimation Techniques - Expert
Judgment - Estimating by Analogy - Albrecht Function Point Analysis - Function Point Mark I- COCOMO
Il-A parametric Productivity Model -Cost Estimation-Staffing Pattern.
UNIT-II 10HOURS
Risk Management: Introduction-Risk - Categories of Risk - A Framework for Dealing with Risk-Risk
Identification-Risk Assessment-Risk Planning-Risk Management-Applying the PERT technique-Resource
Allocation: Nature of Resources - ldentifying Resource Requirements Scheduling Resources- Creating
Critical paths- Counting the cost Publishing the Resource Schedule - Cost Schedules-The Scheduling
Sequence-Monitoring and Control: Software Configuration Management(SCM).
UNIT-V 10 HOURS
Managing Contracts:Types of Contracts - Stages in Contract Placement- Typical terms ofa Contract
Contract Management - Acceptance. Managing people in Software Environments- Understanding and
Organizational Behavior -Instruction in the Best methods- Motivation Oldham - Hackman nodel
Working in Teams:Becoming a team Decision making-Leadership--Organizationaland Team
Structures.Software(Quality:Theplace of Software Quality in Project Planning - Importance of Software
Quality-Defining Software Quality - ISO 9126 -- Product versus process Quality Management - Quality
Management Systems-Process CapabilityModels-Techniques to Help Enhance Software Quality-Testing
Software Reliability.
UNIT-V 10HOURS
PRINCE2:Introduction - Comnponents - Planning technique- ProjectOrganization - Stages-Procedures
Directing-Starting-Initiating-ControllingaStage- ManagingproduetDelivery- Managing Stage Boundaries -
Closing a project.
Case Study:Real world Project Management using PRINCE 2

N TotalPeriods:50 HOURS
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TEXT BOOK
Project Management , Tata McGraw-Hill, 6th Edition
1. Bob Hughes and Mike Cotterell, "Software
October 2017.

REFERENCE BOOKS
Managerial Process", Tata McGraw-Hill,
1. Erik Larson and Clifford Gray, "Project Management: The
6th Edition, July 2017
Learning Private Limited,2nd
2. G.P. Sudakar "Elements of Software Project Management", PHI
Edition, 2010

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