Software Project Management Syllabus For MCA
Software Project Management Syllabus For MCA
2012
CSE328SOFTWAREPROJECTMANAGMENT
LTPC 3003
Software Engineering
Objectives At the end of the course, the student should get familiarize with the characteristics of a project, project management principles, risk in environment and the management challenges for effective project management. ExpectedOutcome 1. The student will be able to understand and use the project management principles across all phases of a project. 2. The students will be able to demonstrate competency in the management of a project plan, especially in monitor and controlling a project schedule and budget, tracking project progress. 3. The students will work as team member and as individual without affecting the quality of project. 4. The students will share best practices and tools related to project management AnoverviewofITProjectManagement: 9hours UnitI Introduction, the state of IT project management, context of project management, need of project management, project goals, project life cycle and IT development UnitII Softwareprojects 9hours Software projects-various type of projects-problems with software projects-an overview of project planning project evaluation-project analysis and technical planning-software estimation. UnitIII Activityplanning Project Management activities, Project planning and scheduling. 9hours
UnitIV RiskManagement 9hours Risk Management-Resource allocation-Monitoring and Control. Team management, Team organization and decision-making, Roles and responsibilities in a software team, Project tracking, Team problem resolution. UnitV ProjectEvaluation 9hours Project administrative closure, project evaluation, project audit, Project Control, Project Metrics. Text/ReferenceBooks 1. Jack T. Marchewka, Information Technology Project Management, 4th edition, Wiley India, 2012. 2. Mike Cotterell, Bob Hughes - Software Project Management - McGraw Hill Higher Education, 5th edition, 2009. 3. Darel Ince, H.Sharp and M.Woodman - Introduction to Software Project Management and Quality Assurance - Tata McGraw Hill, 2002.
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4. Ramesh.Gopalaswamy - Managing Global Projects - Tata MCGraw Hill - 2005 5. Humphrey, Watts - Managing the software process - Addison Wesley 2007. 6. R. S. Pressman : Software Engineering - A Practitioners approach - McGraw Hill - 7th edition, 2009. ModeofEvaluation RecommendedbytheBoardof Studieson: DateofApprovalbytheAcademic Council: : Tests, Assignments, Seminars.
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