CS 587: Programming Project Management

Objectives

At the completion of this course, students will have the following competencies:

• Understand how to create project plan, track and record task status, and present project status to management.
• Have a thorough understanding of the software project management process and the software development process.
• Understand the fundamental concepts necessary to manage a modern software project including techniques and tools used for project initiation, project planning and control, project status reporting and reviews, project completion and lessons learned analysis.
• Understand why risk management and contingency planning are at the heart of any successful project.
• Understand the issues regarding the project cost, resources, schedule, productivity and quality.
• Understand the skills required of a successful project manager who is capable of leading and managing the team members and build a reliable relationships with the customers and higher management.

Prerequisites

• CS 487.

Syllabus

• Introduction
  • Roadmap for Software Product Line
  • Software: Computer Science, Software engineering, and Software Project Management
  • Organizational Structures
  • Software Applications
  • Software Process
  • The Growth of Project Management as a Profession
• Principles of Project Management
  • Defining
  • Planning
  • Executing
  • Controlling
  • Closing
• Project Analysis
  • Estimating project size and complexity
  • Tools and techniques
  • Scheduling
• Resource Management
  • Assessing Competencies and Skills
  • Resource allocation
• Project Monitoring
  • Metrics collection and analysis
  • Milestones
  • Status reporting
• Risk Management
  • Risk identification, quantification, and prioritization
  • Risk avoidance, mitigation, and contingency planning
• Configuration Management
  • Basic configuration concept
  • Configuration management process
  • Configuration Control and Configuration Audits
• Software Product Line
  • Software product line and Variation Points
  • Feature-oriented Programming
  • Generative Programming
• Quality Planning and Assessment
  • ISO Audits & quality reviews
  • Testing process and Product Certification
  • Monitoring compliance with processes
  • Process improvement

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