Software Project Management

Learning Outcomes  

This course has six learning outcomes:

• CLO1: Describe the motivation for, basic principles of, and terminology of project management.
• CLO2: Develop feasible project plans applying appropriate concepts in software estimation, resourcing, scheduling and software risk management.
• CLO3: Demonstrate appropriate communication skills and technologies in project management settings.
• CLO4: Apply basic project management principles in order to achieve project success.
• CLO5: Apply a team-based collaborative approach to software project management and enhance the probability of project success.
• CLO6: Apply project control techniques that help find solutions to problems fast - enabling you to bring your project back on track as quickly and cheaply as possible.

Assessment  

This course involves occasional activities, labs and a semester-long project. The assignments and activities offers a chance for students to reinforce understanding of material from class.

Final course grades will be based on the following.

Activity	Grade	Details
Assignments and Activities	20%	There will be 4 assignments and 7 activities.
Presentations	5%	Each Student will present a 15 min. presentation. Evaluation criteria: Content Quality: 40% Delivery: 20% Time Management: 10% Presentation Design: 10% Q and A: 20%
Midterm	15%	There will be 1 Midterm. The Midterm will be on Week 8. The Midterm will cover the materials finished by Week 7.
Course Project	20%	Students will work in groups to complete the course project. We will discuss group sizes and possible projects in class early in the semester. The project is going to done on phases. Project phases reports must be submitted by the due date. The final submission should be a comprehsnice report that includes all phases. Project grade will be based on the work done and on the quality of the submitted reports: Artifact 1 - Week 7 Artifact 2 - Week 9 Artifact 3 - Week 12 Artifact 4 - Week 14 Final Presentation - Week 15
Final Exam	40%	The Final Exam is a comprehensive exam covering all CLOs.

 

Tentative Schedule  

Chapter	Topic	Notes	Assignments/Activities/Templates
1	Project Management	Introduction Project Performance Domains Tailoring, Models, Methods, and Artifacts	Assignment 1 Activity 1 Classic Mistakes Activity 1 Classic Mistakes Activity CASE STUDY: Giga Safe McConnell_Classic Mistakes Enumerated
2	Software Engineering	Software Engineering	Activity 2 Software Engineering Activity 2 Project-Based and Product-Based Software Engineering
3	Team	Team	Conscious Conflict by Karen Mackey Facilitating Communication by Patricia Ferdinandi Stages Of Team Devlopment by Karen Mackey Activity 3 Myers-Briggs Personality Activity 3 Myers-Briggs Personality
4	Development Approach	Development Approach	Software Project Management AntiPatterns Activity 4 Lifecycle Planning Activity 4 Lifecycle Planning
5	Risk Management	Risk Management	Risk Register Template Activity 5 Risk Management Activity 5 Risk Management
6	Planning	Estimation Scheduling and Tracking	Comparing Estimating Approaches Automatic Toll Booth (MS Project) Assignment 2 Activity 6 Schedule Negotiation Activity 6 Schedule Negotiation A Successful Schedule Negotiation Case Study Giga Safe's ICS 1.0
7	Quality	Quality	Activity 7 Software Quality Activity 7 Software Quality
8	Stakeholders	Stakeholders	Assignment 3
9	Change Management	Change Management	Assignment 4

 

Course Resources  

Course Administration

• Announcements will be posted on this web page and LMS. Check the news section regularly for updates.
• We are using both this website and Moodle (LMS).

Textbook

Primary Text: Schwalbe, K., “Information Technology Project Management”, 8th Edition, Cencage.
Students who wish to read more about the topics that we discuss in class may consult the folowing resources:

• PMBOK GUIDE Seventh Edition .
• Software Project Management by Mandeep Kaur .
• The Complete Software Project Manager: Mastering Technology from Planning to Launch and Beyond .
• Introduction to Software Project Management by Adolfo Villafiorita .

More Sources

• Possible Tools SE423 Software Project Management
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Examination Content Outline – January 2021
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Examination Content Outline – January 2023
• Software Engineering - Software Project Management (SPM)
• Project Management of life cycle / software Management
• The project management life cycle: 4 essential stages

Project

This file "Project Description" has all the details about the course project.
Project Scenarios:

• Project Scenario 1 CRM Rewrite
• Project Scenario 2 Remote Sensing Management & Tracking
• Project Scenario 3 State Metro System
• Project Scenario 4 Water Monitoring & Alert System
• Project Scenario 5 Athletic Health Compliance & Monitoring System

 

General Resources  

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to know and abide by PSU's policies on academic integrity. Academic integrity violations will be prosecuted aggressively. If you are not sure what constitutes an academic integrity violation, please ask.