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Planning, Tools And Techniques-Software Project Management-Lecture Notes, Study notes of Software Project Management

University of CalicutSoftware Project Management

Project Management is the art of maximizing the probability that a project delivers its goals on Time, to Budget and at the required Quality. This lecture handout was provided by Sir Debashis Koppale. It includes: Project, Planning, Tool, Stakeholder, Information, Output, Integerate, Sum, Contract, Skill, System

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Software Project Management (CS615)
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LECTURE # 24
4. PLANNING
4.7.4 Tools and Techniques for SDP
6. Project planning methodology. A project planning methodology is any
structured approach used to guide the project team during development of the
project plan. It may be as simple as standard forms and templates (whether
paper or electronic, formal or informal) or as complex as a series of required
simulations (e.g., Monte Carlo analysis of schedule risk). Most project
planning methodologies make use of a combination of “hard” tools, such as
project management software, and “soft” tools, such as facilitated startup
meetings.
7. Stakeholder skills and knowledge. Every stakeholder has skills and
knowledge that may be useful in developing the project plan. The project
management team must create an environment in which the stakeholders can
contribute appropriately. Who contributes, what they con-tribute, and when
they contribute will vary. For example:
On a construction project being done under a lump-sum contract, the
professional cost engineer will make a major contribution to the
profitability objective during proposal preparation when the contract
amount is being determined.
On a project where staffing is defined in advance, the individual
contributors may contribute significantly to meeting cost and schedule
objectives by reviewing duration and effort estimates for
reasonableness.
8. Project management information system (PMIS). A PMIS consists of the
tools and techniques used to gather, integrate, and disseminate the outputs of
project management processes. It is used to support all aspects of the project
from initiating through closing, and can include both manual and automated
systems.
9. Earned value management (EVM). A technique used to integrate the
project’s scope, schedule, and resources and to measure and report project
performance from initiation to closeout.
4.7.5 Outputs from SDP
1. Project plan: The project plan is a formal, approved document used to
manage project execution. The project schedule lists planned dates for
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LECTURE # 24

4. PLANNING

4.7.4 Tools and Techniques for SDP

  1. Project planning methodology. A project planning methodology is any structured approach used to guide the project team during development of the project plan. It may be as simple as standard forms and templates (whether paper or electronic, formal or informal) or as complex as a series of required simulations (e.g., Monte Carlo analysis of schedule risk). Most project planning methodologies make use of a combination of “hard” tools, such as project management software, and “soft” tools, such as facilitated startup meetings.
  2. Stakeholder skills and knowledge. Every stakeholder has skills and knowledge that may be useful in developing the project plan. The project management team must create an environment in which the stakeholders can contribute appropriately. Who contributes, what they con-tribute, and when they contribute will vary. For example:

 On a construction project being done under a lump-sum contract, the professional cost engineer will make a major contribution to the profitability objective during proposal preparation when the contract amount is being determined.  On a project where staffing is defined in advance, the individual contributors may contribute significantly to meeting cost and schedule objectives by reviewing duration and effort estimates for reasonableness.

  1. Project management information system (PMIS). A PMIS consists of the tools and techniques used to gather, integrate, and disseminate the outputs of project management processes. It is used to support all aspects of the project from initiating through closing, and can include both manual and automated systems.
  2. Earned value management (EVM). A technique used to integrate the project’s scope, schedule, and resources and to measure and report project performance from initiation to closeout.

4.7.5 Outputs from SDP

  1. Project plan : The project plan is a formal, approved document used to manage project execution. The project schedule lists planned dates for

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performing activities and meeting milestones identified in the project plan. The project plan and schedule should be distributed as defined in the communications management plan (e.g., management of the performing organization may require broad coverage with little detail, while a contractor may require complete details on a single subject). In some application areas, the term integrated project plan is used to refer to this document. A clear distinction should be made between the project plan and the project performance measurement baselines. The project plan is a document or collection of documents that should be expected to change over time as more information becomes available about the project. The performance measurement baselines will usually change only intermittently and then generally only in response to an approved scope of work or deliverable change.

4.7.6 SDP Execution

Project plan execution is the primary process for carrying out the project plan the vast majority of the project’s budget will be expended in performing this process. In this process, the project manager and the project management team must coordinate and direct the various technical and organizational interfaces that exist in the project. It is the project process that is most directly affected by the project application area in that the product of the project is actually created here. Performance against the project baseline must be continuously monitored so that corrective actions can be taken based on actual performance against the project plan. Periodic forecasts of the final cost and schedule results will be made to support the analysis.

4.7.7 Inputs to SDP Execution

  1. Project plan : The subsidiary management plans (scope management plan, risk management plan, procurement management plan, configuration management plan, etc.) and the performance measurement baselines are key inputs to project plan execution.
  2. Supporting detail
  3. Organizational policies : Any and all of the organizations involved in the project may have formal and informal policies that may affect project plan execution.
  4. Preventive action : Preventive action is anything that reduces the probability of potential consequences of project risk events.
  5. Corrective action : Corrective action is anything done to bring expected future project performance in line with the project plan. Corrective action is an output of the various control processes—as an input here it completes the feedback loop needed to ensure effective project management.

4.7.8 Tools and Techniques for SDP Execution

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