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SWE-466 Software Project Management
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1- Manage the development of software systems 2- Measure project progress, productivity, and other aspects of the software development process.
SWE-466 Software Project Management ¨ Describe the five project management process groups, the typical level of activity for each, and the interactions among them ¨ Understand how the project management process groups relate to the project management knowledge areas ¨ Discuss how organizations develop information technology (IT) project management methodologies to meet their needs ¨ Review a case study of an organization
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4 As per Andy Crowe who collected data from 860 project managers in various companies and industries in the United States. The “alpha”—project managers spent more time on every process group except executing.
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SWE-466 Software Project Management ¨ Just as projects are unique, so are approaches to project management ¨ Many organizations develop their own project management methodologies, especially for IT projects ¨ A methodology describes how things should be done; a standard describes what should be done ¨ PRINCE2, Agile, RUP, and Six Sigma provide different project management methodologies ¨ Assignment: List Any 10 Software methodologies Developing an IT Project Management Methodology 7
SWE-466 Software Project Management ¨ This case study provides an example of what’s involved in initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing an IT project
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SWE-466 Software Project Management ¨ Initiating a project includes recognizing and starting a new project or project phase ¨ The main goal is to formally select and start off projects ¨ Table 3-3 shows the project initiation knowledge areas, processes, and outputs
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SWE-466 Software Project Management ¨ Charters are normally short and include key project information and stakeholder signatures ¨ It’s good practice to hold a kick-off meeting at the beginning of a project so that ¤ stakeholders can meet each other ¤ review the goals of the project, and ¤ discuss future plans Project Charters and Kick-off Meetings 13
SWE-466 Software Project Management Kick-off Meeting Agenda 14
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SWE-466 Software Project Management ¨ Involves measuring progress toward project objectives, monitoring deviation from the plan, and taking correction actions ¨ Affects all other process groups and occurs during all phases of the project life cycle ¨ Outputs include ¤ performance reports ¤ change requests, and ¤ updates to various plans
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