Outline of Syllabus
B5.1-R4:-Software Project Management
Topic
Duration (Hrs)
1
Review of software engineering concepts
04
2
Software Process
04
3
Introduction to Project Management
04
4
Software Project Planning
08
5
Project Economics
10
6
Project Scheduling and Tracking Techniques
06
7
Risk Analysis and Management
06
8
Software Metrics and Project Management
08
9
Project Control and Closure
04
10
Project Management Issues with regard to New Technologies
06
Lecture =60
Practical =60
Total class =120
Practical =60
Total class =120
BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR READING AND REFERENCE
MAIN READING
- John J. Rakos, "Software Project Management for Small to Medium Sized Projects", 1998,Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0138261733.
- Walker Royce, "Software Project Management: A Unified Framework", 2001, Addison- Wesley Professional, ISBN-10: 0201309580, ISBN-13: 9780201309584.
- Pankaj Jalote, "Software Project Management in Practice", 2001, Addison-Wesley Professional, ISBN-10:0-201-73721-3, ISBN-13: 9780201737219.
Note
- This course should be supported extensively by Web-based and CASE Studies.
- This course will be supported by a project management software package, such as MS-Project.
SUPPLEMENTARY READING
- Roger S. Pressman, "Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach", 7th Edition, McGraw Hill, ISBN: 0073375977.
- Ian Sommerville, "Software Engineering", 8th Edition, Pearson Education, 2006.
- A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (4th Edition), 2008, Project Management Institute, ISBN-13: 97819306994580.