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This document outlines the details of a course on software project management including course objectives, outcomes, syllabus topics covering various phases of project management, and evaluation criteria. The course aims to provide fundamental skills of software project management and contemporary tools for delivering successful projects.

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SPM Syllabus

This document outlines the details of a course on software project management including course objectives, outcomes, syllabus topics covering various phases of project management, and evaluation criteria. The course aims to provide fundamental skills of software project management and contemporary tools for delivering successful projects.

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Course

1 number CSE041
2 Course Title SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
3 Credits 3
Contact
Hours
4 (L-T-P) (3-0-0)
To provide fundamental skills of software Project management emphasising on
Course issues & hurdles associated with delivering successful projects, so as to make
Objective student aware of best project management practices, and contemporary
5 software engineering tools.
After successful completion of this course students should be able to:

1. Establish the process of software project management and its applications.

Course 2. Evaluate a project & to develop the scope of work.


Outcomes
3. Provide accurate cost estimates and plan the various activities.

4. Develop Software projects according to quality standards.


6
7 Outline syllabus:
7.01 CSE427.A Unit A INTRODUCTION
Introduction to software project management, Stages of Software
Unit A Topic
CSE427.A1 Project Management ,software projects versus other types of
1
7.02 project
Unit A Topic Categorization of software projects, Stake holders, setting
CSE427.A2
7.03 2 objectives, WBS,PBS
Management control, Business case, Project success and failures,
Unit A Topic
CSE427.A3 Software
3
7.04 Tools for Project Management.
7.05 CSE427.B Unit B PLANNING PHASE
Unit B Topic Introduction to project planning, types of project plan, elements,
CSE427.B1
7.06 1 purpose of project plan
Unit B Topic Step-wise project planning.
CSE427.B2
7.07 2
Unit B Topic Development Lifecycle models: waterfall, Spiral, Iterative,
CSE427.B3
7.08 3 incremental, v-shaped.
7.09 CSE427.C Unit C PROJECT SCHEDULING
Unit C Topic Time management, Project Activity Definition, Activity
CSE427.C1
7.10 1 sequencing, Activity Duration estimates
Unit C Topic Project network, Project networking Models
CSE427.C2
7.11 2
Unit C Topic CPM and PERT
CSE427.C3
7.12 3
7.13 CSE427.D Unit D PROJECT COST ESTIMATION & PROJECT EVALUATION
7.14 CSE427.D1 Unit D Topic Importance and principles of Cost management, Cost Estimation
1 Process, Earned value analysis
Unit D Topic Software sizing: LOC, Function points, Cost Estimation Methods.
CSE427.D2
7.15 2
Unit D Topic COCOMO, NPV, ROI, Payback, IRR.
CSE427.D3
7.16 3
7.17 CSE427.E Unit E QUALITY PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Unit E Topic Introduction to quality project management, Phases
CSE427.E1
7.18 1
Unit E Topic SICMM: Structure of CMM, Five maturity levels
CSE427.E2
7.19 2
Unit E Topic Software process Framework for the CMM
CSE427.E3
7.20 3
8 Course Evaluation
8.1 Course work: 30 marks
8.11 Attendance None
8.12 Homework 10 Assignment (no Marks)
8.13 Quizzes 7 best quiz (20 marks)
8.14 Projects None
8.15 Presentations 10 marks
8.16 Any other None
8.2 MTE 20 marks
8.3 End-term examination: 50 marks
9 References
1. Kathy Schwalbe, “Information Technology Project Management”
International Student Ed. THOMSON Course Technology
Text book
2. Cottrell M. and Hughes B., "Software Project Management", 5th Edition,
9.1 The McGraw-Hill Companies.
1. Manish Kumar JHA “Software Project Management” 3rd Edition, Dhanpat
Rai and Co.
2. QuantumPM, “Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Unleashed”, Pearson
Education India.
3. Robert T. Futrell, Donald F. Shafer and Linda I Shafer, “Quality Software
other Project” Pearson India.
references
http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/courses/Webcourse-
contents/IIT%20Kharagpur/Soft%20Engg/New_index1.html

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/aeronautics-and-astronautics/16-355j-software-
9.2 engineering-concepts-fall-2005/lecture-notes/

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