Effective Software Project Management Strategies

Software Project Management CO # CO Statement Blooms Level Associated Unit Introduction to Software Project Management Apply the practices and methods for successful Software Project Management . CO # 1 L3 : Apply CO # 2 Create Design and Evaluate Project Analyze Project Schedule and calculate Risk Management with help of tools Activity Planning & Risk Management CO # 3 L4 : Analyze Demonstrate different tools used for Project Tracking, Monitoring & Control CO # 4 Identify Staff Selection Process and the issues related to Staff Management. CO # 5 Discuss and use modern tools for Software Project Management. CO # 6

Unit -III Activity Planning and Risk Management

Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming after all is a from of planning. - Gloria Steinem

UNIT - III Course Objective: To Acquire skill in Activity Planning and to deal with Risk Management. Course Outcomes: Analyze Project Schedule and calculate Risk Management with help of tools.

Contents Objectives of Activity planning Project schedules Activities Sequencing and Scheduling, Network Planning Models Formulating Network Model Forward Pass & Backward Pass Techniques. Risk Management- Introduction, Risk Management, Risk Assessment, Risk identification, Risk Prioritization, Risk Planning, Risk control, Risk Strategies, Evaluating Risk to the schedule Study Risk Management Tools - SpiraPlan by Inflectra, Risk Management Studio, GRC Cloud Case study: Online Shopping System

Unit III Activity Planning & Risk Management (06 Hrs) Major Topic Subtopic Hours Books Objectives of Activity planning Project schedules Activities Bob Hughes, Mike Cotterell and Rajib Mall 1 hrs Sequencing and Scheduling, Network Planning Models Formulating Network Model Bob Hughes, Mike Cotterell and Rajib Mall Activity Planning 1 hrs Bob Hughes, Mike Cotterell and Rajib Mall Forward Pass & Backward Pass Techniques 1 hrs Introduction, Risk Management, Risk Assessment, Risk identification, Risk Prioritization Bob Hughes, Mike Cotterell and Rajib Mall/ Pankaj Jalote 1 hrs Risk Management Bob Hughes, Mike Cotterell and Rajib Mall/ Pankaj Jalote Risk Planning, Risk control, Risk Strategies, Evaluating Risk to the schedule 1 hrs Risk Management Tools SpiraPlan by Inflectra, Risk Management Studio, GRC Cloud Case study: Online Shopping System 1 hrs Internet

Objectives of Activity planning Feasibility assessment:- Is the project possible within required timescales ? Resource Allocation:- What are the most effective ways of allocating resources? Detailed Costing:- How much will the project cost and when is that expenditure likely to take place? Motivation:- Providing targets motivating staff. Co-ordination:- When do the staff in different departments need to be available? is an effective way of

Project schedule Project schedule is a detailed project plan showing dates when each activity should start and finish and when and how much of each resource will be required. Creating a Project schedule comprises four main stages: Constructing an ideal activity plan Risk analysis Resource allocation Schedule production

Project schedule

Project schedules Activities Defining activities Identifying activities - The Activity Based Approach(WBS-Work Breakdown Structure) - The Product Based Approach(USDP -Unified Software Development Process) - The Hybrid Approach(A hybrid Work Breakdown Structure based on deliverables and activities)

Sequencing and Scheduling Activities Throughout the project we require schedule that clearly indicates when each project activity is planned to occur and which resources it needed. Schedule can be represent by - bar chart - Histogram

Network Planning Models In Network Planning model the project s activities and their relationships as a network time flows from left to right. Two best techniques used are, CPM Critical Path Method PERT Program Evaluation Review Technique Managing a project with networking planning method involves four steps: Describing the project Diagraming the network Estimation time of completion Monitoring project progress

Forward Pass & Backward Pass Techniques Forward Pass Carried out to calculate the earliest dates on which each activity may be started and completed. Backward Pass It is second stage in analysis to calculate the latest date at which each activity may be starts and finished.

Risk Management

What is Risk Management Risk is uncertain event that may have a positive or negative impact on the project. Risk Management is the process of identifying and migrating risk.

What does Risk Include?

Plan Risk Management Analysis and decision making to implement risk management. Appropriate to size and complexity of the project. Stakeholder will be involved in planning risk management.

TOOLS Study Risk Management Tools - SpiraPlan by Inflectra, Risk Management Studio, GRC Cloud

SpiraPlan by Inflectra, With SpiraPlan you can easily identify, capture and manage project and program risks with an easy to use web interface. Risks are a unique artifact within SpiraPlan (separate from issues or defects) that have their own types (business, technical, schedule, etc.), attributes and workflows.

Risk Management Studio, GRC Cloud GRC Cloud is a top-notch Risk management tool which is developed by Resolver Systems. Risk management, Security management, and Incident management can be done effectively using Resolver GRC Cloud. The risk management helps the user to plan for the risk, track the risk once available in the system and to respond when necessary. The risk assessment in this is based on the risk score and the score is used to prioritize the risks.

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