IT2403 SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT Syllabus

IT2403  SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT Syllabus

IT2403              SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT            L  T  P  C    
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UNIT I     INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT           9
Project  Definition  –  Contract  Management  –  Activities  Covered  By  Software  Project
Management – Overview Of Project Planning – Stepwise Project Planning.

UNIT II   PROJECT EVALUATION                             9
Strategic  Assessment  –  Technical  Assessment  –  Cost  Benefit  Analysis  –Cash  Flow
Forecasting – Cost Benefit Evaluation Techniques – Risk Evaluation.

UNIT III   ACTIVITY PLANNING                     9
Objectives  –  Project  Schedule  –  Sequencing  and  Scheduling  Activities  –Network
Planning Models – Forward Pass – Backward Pass – Activity Float – Shortening Project
Duration – Activity on Arrow Networks – Risk Management – Nature Of Risk – Types Of
Risk – Managing Risk – Hazard  Identification – Hazard Analysis  – Risk Planning And
Control.

UNIT IV   MONITORING AND CONTROL                   9
Creating Framework – Collecting The Data – Visualizing Progress – Cost Monitoring –
Earned  Value  –  Priortizing  Monitoring  –  Getting  Project  Back  To  Target  –  Change
Control – Managing Contracts –  Introduction – Types Of Contract – Stages  In Contract
Placement – Typical Terms Of A Contract – Contract Management – Acceptance.

UNIT V   MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZING TEAMS               9
Introduction  –  Understanding  Behavior  –  Organizational  Behaviour:A  Background  –
Selecting The Right Person For The Job – Instruction In The Best Methods – Motivation
– The Oldman – Hackman Job Characteristics Model – Working  In Groups – Becoming
A Team –Decision Making – Leadership – Organizational Structures – Stress –Health
And Safety – Case Studies.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS


TEXT BOOK:
1.  Bob  Hughes,  Mikecotterell,  “Software  Project  Management”,  Third  Edition,  Tata
McGraw Hill, 2004.

REFERENCES:
1.  Ramesh, Gopalaswamy, "Managing Global Projects", Tata McGraw Hill, 2001.
2.  Royce, “Software Project Management”, Pearson Education, 1999.
3.  Jalote, “Software Project Manangement in Practive”, Pearson Education, 2002.