Course Code: ITA512 Software Project Management

LTPC 3 0 0 3

Version No. 1 Course Pre-requisites ITA411 Objectives: The goal of this subject is to enable the students to plan, allocate, configure, minimize risks and deliver the product effectively. Expected Outcome: The attendees will know about the various types of projects, plan for the same accordingly. Apart from this they will also understand to manage the risks and improve the reliability of the software. Unit No. 1 Software Engineering 12 Hrs Introduction – software projects – various type of projects – problems with software projects – an overview of project planning – project evaluation – project analysis and technical planning – software estimation. Unit No. 2 Estimation 10 Hrs Planning: Activity planning – project schedules – sequencing and scheduling projects – network planning model – shortening project duration identifying critical activities. Unit No. 3 Risk Management 8 Hrs Risk management resource allocation – monitoring and control – managing people and organizing teams – planning for small projects. Unit No. 4 Configuration

Management 8 Hrs

Software configuration management – basic functions – responsibilities – standards – configuration management – prototyping models of prototyping. Unit No. 5 Project Management 7 Hrs Software maintenance characteristics – maintenance tasks – maintenance side effects – maintenance issues – source code metrics – software reliability – definition of software reliability – concept of software repair and availability – software error and faults – estimating number of bugs in computer program – reliability models – availability models. Text Books Mike Cotterell, Bob Hughes, “Software Project Management”, Inclination/Thomas Computer Press, 3rd Ed 2005. References

1. R.S. Pressman. Software Engineering. Fourth Edition, McGraw Hill International Edition – 1997. 2. Ilene Burnstein. Practical Software Testing. Springer Verlag International Edition, 2003 Springer

(India) Pvt Ltd - (Indian reprint 2003) Mode of Evaluation Continuous Assessment (Quizzes, CATs, Assignments, etc.) and

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