[PDF] IT8075 Software Project Management (SPM) 2017 Regulation Syllabus and Notes for Anna University Students

Importance of Software Project Management – Activities - Methodologies – Categorization ofSoftware Projects – Setting objectives – Management Principles – Management Control – Projectportfolio Management – Cost-benefit evaluation technology – Risk evaluation – Strategic programManagement – Stepwise Project Planning

Software process and Process Models – Choice of Process models - Rapid Application development– Agile methods – Dynamic System Development Method – Extreme Programming– Managinginteractive processes – Basics of Software estimation – Effort and Cost estimation techniques –COSMIC Full function points - COCOMO II - a Parametric Productivity Model.

Objectives of Activity planning – Project schedules – Activities – Sequencing and scheduling –Network Planning models – Formulating Network Model – Forward Pass & Backward Passtechniques – Critical path (CRM) method – Risk identification – Assessment – Risk Planning –RiskManagement – – PERT technique – Monte Carlo simulation – Resource Allocation – Creation ofcritical paths – Cost schedules.

Framework for Management and control – Collection of data – Visualizing progress – Cost monitoring– Earned Value Analysis – Prioritizing Monitoring – Project tracking – Change control – SoftwareConfiguration Management – Managing contracts – Contract Management.

Managing people – Organizational behavior – Best methods of staff selection – Motivation – TheOldham – Hackman job characteristic model – Stress – Health and Safety – Ethical and Professionalconcerns – Working in teams – Decision making – Organizational structures – Dispersed and Virtualteams – Communications genres – Communication plans – Leadership