SRM UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF COMPUTING
DEPARTMENT OF CSE
COURSE PLAN
Course Code : CS0526
Course Title : SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Semester : I
Course Time : July – Nov 2012
A
Day
Hour Timing
Day 1
Day 2 4 11.25 - 12.15
Day 3 1 8.45 – 9.35
Day 4 2&5 9.35 – 10.25 & 1.30 – 2.20
Day 5

Location : S.R.M.E.C – Tech Park

Faculty Details
Sec. Name Office Office hour Mail id

A Mrs. Shiny Angel T.S Tech Park Monday to Friday shinyangel.t@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Required Text Books:

TEXT BOOK
1. Ramesh Gopalaswamy ,” Managing and global Software Projects”, Tata Mc Graw Hill
2003.

REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Roger S.Pressman, “Software Engineering- A Practitioner’s Approach “, 5th Edition ,
McGraw Hill, 1999
2. Humphery Watts , “ Managing the Software Process “, Addision Wesley , 1986.
3. Wheelwright and Clark: " Revolutionizing product development ", The Free Press, 1993
Web resources

http://ebookbrowse.com/ramesh-managing-global-software-projects-february-2002-pdf-
d202262197
http://www.vector.com/portal/medien/vector_consulting/publications/GSERiskManagement_
WhitePaper_EbertKrishnamurthyJha.pdf

Prerequisite : Software Engineering

Fundamentals of computers
Objectives
1. Software Process and Metrics
2. Project planning and risk management
3. SQA and Software Configuration management

Assessment Details

Cycle Test – I : 20 Marks

Surprise Test : 10 Marks
Quiz : 10 Marks
Seminar : 10 Marks
Model Exam : 20 Marks

Test Schedule

S.No. DATE TEST TOPICS DURATION

1 Oct -2012 Cycle Test - I 1/3 of syllabus 2 periods
2 Nov – 2012 Cycle Test - II Full Syllabus 3 Hrs

Outcomes
Students who have successfully completed this course will have full understanding of
Software Project planning and Globalization Issues in Project management.

Detailed Session Plan

UNIT - 1 BASIC CONCEPTS

Product Process and project—Definition—product life Cycle—project Life cycle models—Process
Models.

Session Time Teaching

Topics to be covered Ref Testing Method
No. (min) Method
Product Process Group discussion
1 50 1 BB
Quiz
Project Definition Objective type test
2,3 50 1 BB
Quiz
4,5 Product life Cycle 50 1 BB Quiz
6,7 Project Life cycle models 50 1 BB Quiz
Process Models. Quiz
8,9 50 1 BB
UNIT - 2 UMBRELLA ACTIVITIES
Metrics—software Configuration Management –Software Quality Assurance –Risk management .

Metrics Group discussion

10,11 50 1 BB
Comparative study
 Software Configuration Management Group discussion
12- 14 50 1 BB
Comparative study
15,16 Software Quality Assurance 50 1 BB Quiz
Risk management Quiz
17,18 50 1 BB
Brain storming
UNIT - 3 IN STREAM ACTIVITIES
Project initiation –Project Planning and Tracking—Project Closure.

19,20 Project initiation 50 1 BB Group discussion, Quiz

21-23 Project Planning 50 1 BB Quiz, Assignment
24,24 Project Tracking 50 1 BB Quiz, Assignment
Project Closure. Quiz
26-27 50 1 BB
Group discussion
UNIT - 4 ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES IN PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
Software requirement Gathering –Estimation—design and development Phases. Project Management in the
Testing & maintenance Phase.

Software requirement Gathering Quiz

28,29 50 1 BB
Group discussion
Estimation Quiz
30,31 50 1 BB
Comparative study
Design and development Phases Quiz
32,33 50 1 BB
Group discussion
Project Management in the Testing Phase.
34,35 50 1 BB Quiz
Project Management in the maintenance
Quiz
36 Phase. 50 1 BB
Brain storming
UNIT - 5 EMERGING TRENDS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Globalization Issues in Project management –import of the internet on project Management –People Focused
Process Models.

Globalization Issues in Project Group discussion

37 - 39 management 50 2 BB
Assignment
Import of the internet on project Objective type test
40- 42 Management 50 2 BB Quiz
Group discussion
People Focused Process Models. Quiz
43 - 45 50 2 BB Group discussion
Comparative study

Prepared by : T.S. Shiny Angel

Signature :
Date : 19/7/2012 Signature of the HOD