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This document outlines the agenda and objectives for a software project management course. The course will cover 10 units on topics like project definition, planning, leadership, communication, quality management, and close-out. It will teach students about the nine knowledge areas of project management and how to apply them. The objectives are for students to learn project management principles and techniques, such as creating work breakdown structures, risk management, and monitoring project execution. The course will also explore common project problems and how to avoid them. Students will complete a group homework to build a project plan template for a real software project.

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Unit 0 - Introduction

This document outlines the agenda and objectives for a software project management course. The course will cover 10 units on topics like project definition, planning, leadership, communication, quality management, and close-out. It will teach students about the nine knowledge areas of project management and how to apply them. The objectives are for students to learn project management principles and techniques, such as creating work breakdown structures, risk management, and monitoring project execution. The course will also explore common project problems and how to avoid them. Students will complete a group homework to build a project plan template for a real software project.

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SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Instructor: Assoc.Prof. VO Trung Hung, Ph.D.


University of Danang

1
Agenda

■ Introduction
■ Course Objective
■ Unit 1: Introduction to Project Management
■ Unit 2: Project Definition
■ Unit 3: Project Planning
■ Unit 4: Leadership
■ Unit 5: Communication
■ Unit 6: Operating Guidelines
■ Unit 7: Procurement Management
■ Unit 8: Quality Management
■ Unit 9: Monitoring and Controlling
■ Unit 10: Close-out
2
Introduction

■ What is your Project Management Experience?


■ What types of projects will you be involved in?
■ What would you like to get out of the course?

3
Course Objectives
■ Learn what project management is and the qualities of an effective
project manager.
■ Understand the nine knowledge areas of project management and
how they can be applied to your project.
■ Discover the phases of a project and what deliverables are expected
when.
■ Identify a project’s key stakeholders.
■ Understand the different types of business cases and how to create
a Statement of Work.
■ Learn to be prepared for the unexpected by utilizing risk
management and change control.
■ Learn how to organize project activities by creating a Work
Breakdown Structure.
■ Create a network diagram to track your project’s progress.
■ Learn budgeting and estimating techniques. 4
Course Objectives
■ Understand different types of leadership, how to lead change and
organize people.
■ Establish project operating guidelines such as communication
plans, change management procedures and reporting structures.
■ Evaluate different types of contracts and how they can benefit
your project.
■ Build and plan quality into your solution.
■ Learn how to monitor the execution of the plan and control the
project by balancing changing priorities and demands.
■ Understand how to properly close-out a project and learn what
went right and what went wrong.
■ Explore common project problems and learn how to avoid them.

5
Reference

■ Software Engineering, Part 4 “Sofware Management”,


10th Edition by Pearson, ISBN 1-292-09613-6 & 978-
1-292-09613-1, 2015
■ Rapid Development, Steve McConnell, Microsoft
Press, ISBN: 1-55615-900-5, 1996
■ Information Technology Project Management, Kathy
Schwalbe, Cengage Learning, ISBN: 3859777539919,
2013
■ Quality Software Project Management, Robert T.
Futrell, Donald F. Shafer, Linda Shafer, Prentice Hall
Professional, ISBN 9780130912978, 2002

6
Group Homework

■ Members: 2-5 people


■ Topic: Each team chooses an real software project
■ Purpose: to build a project plan as the template
(Project Plan Template)
■ Desired results
– Report on Word file (English or Vietnamese)
– Group presentations by Powerpoint

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