Project ManagementOverview

U08784 Software Project ManagementRosemary Phillimore

A Software Project

Define Design Construct Use

StartDate

EndDateThe Project

Undertaken bythe Developer

On behalf ofthe Client

Project Management Is Not New

Reason to Build (Client Requirements)

An End ProductA Development

ApproachProject

Constraints

The Project - Key Features

4 - Schedule

1 - Terms of Reference

3 - Technical Approach

2 - Project Products (deliverables)

StartDate

EndDate

5 - Constraints

Project Phases

Develop aNew System

Add to anExisting System Package

Adaption

Convert & Updatean Existing System

Plan How to Do It

DoIt

Install & Use It

Define

What to Do

Developer & Client Roles

ProjectManager

Developers Clients

TechnicalTeam

Management

BusinessUsers

EndUsers

Project Failures

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Project Failures

Lack of Project Definition

Poor Project Management

Poor Quality Control

Lack of Client Involvement

Late DeliveryExcessive CostRushed ImplementationNot Relevant to User NeedsHard to UseUnreliableDifficult to Modify

The Project Manager

MV Project

The Captain

Project Manager Responsibilities

Define the Project

Review

Plan Monitor &ControlProgress

ReportProgress

Re-PlanMotivate &

SupportProject Team

Communication

The ProjectManager

Management

TechnicalTeam

BusinessUsers

EndUsers

Things to Manage

RisingCosts

StaffHolidays

Spec.Changes

StaffMorale Schedule

Slips

TheBudget

Meetings

MachineAvailability

Demandsto Deliver

Project Manager Qualities

EffectivePlanner

Good TeamLeader

Imaginative

Assertive TechnicallyCompetent

Calm UnderPressure

Communicator CommerciallyAware

GoodOrganiser

Pays AttentionTo Detail

The Project Management Cycle

Feasibility Analysis Design Construct Test Use

ProjectStart

ProjectEnd

Eff

ort

Time

Define Plan Monitor & Control Review

Project Management

Distribution of Effort

.

.

FeasibilityStudy

RequirementsSpecification

SystemDesign

Code &Unit Test

Integrate& Test

AcceptanceDetailedDesign

not to

scale

Proj. Man

Req. Spec

Systems Design

Detailed Design

Code & TestQA

Total

Conclusion

Project Characteristics Has a Start and End Date Has a Specific Objective Developed by a Team for a Client Uses Limited Resources and Incurs Costs Involves a Number of Simultaneous Activities Has Associated Risks & Uncertainties

... and has a Project Manager