PMG 4101

Project Management

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecturer Tahmid Mosaddeque United

International University Courtesy: Dr.
Suman Ahmmed Asst. Prof., CSE, UIU
 Course Outline

Software Process Improvement,

01 Introduction to Project Management
06 CMMI, Six Sigma, ISO

02 Software Engineering Methodologies

07 Risk Management

03 Estimation

Scheduling 08 Research Paper Study

04
09 Presentation on
Real-life SPM
05 Review
 PMG 4101
Introduction
 Introduction

In this introduction the main questions are

 What is project? What is Software project?

 What is software project management? Is it really different from

ordinary’ project management?

 How do you know when a project has been successful?

What is a Project?

A series of Activities: To accomplish the

specific Goal/Scope, within a limited
Timeframe, within a specific Budget and
maintaining the desired Quality
Project

Pyramids Taj Mahal Great Wall of China Padma Bridge

Human landing on moon Samsung Gear 360 BB1 satellite launching

 Outcomes of these projects were the result of leaders and managers applying project management practices,
principles, processes, tools, and techniques to their work.
 The managers of these projects used a set of key skills and applied knowledge to satisfy their customers
and other people involved in and affected by the project.
Project
A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

 Temporary endeavor:
• indicates that a project has a definite beginning and end.
• does not necessarily mean a project has a short duration.
• Projects are temporary, but their deliverables may exist beyond the end of the project.

 Unique product, service, or result.:

• Projects are undertaken to fulfill objectives by producing deliverables.
• Fulfillment of project objectives may produce one or more of the following deliverables:
 A unique product that can be either a component of another item
 A unique service (e.g., a business function that supports production or distribution);
 A unique result, such as an outcome or document (e.g., a research project that develops
knowledge that can be used to determine whether a trend exists or a new process will benefit
society);
 A unique combination of one or more products, services, or results (e.g., a software application, its
associated documentation, and help desk services).
 Job vs Project

• ‘Jobs’ – repetition of very well-defined and well understood tasks with very little
uncertainty.
• ‘Exploration/Research’ – e.g. finding a cure for cancer; the outcome is very uncertain.
• ‘Project – in the middle!
What is Management?

Management can be defined as all

activities and tasks undertaken by
one or more persons for the
purpose of planning and controlling
the activities of others in order to
achieve/complete objectives.
 Management Functions

Planning
Predetermining a course of action for accomplishing organizational Objectives
Organizing
Arranging the relationships among work units for accomplishment of objectives and
the granting of responsibility and authority to obtain those objectives
Staffing
Selecting and training people for positions in the organization

Directing
Creating an atmosphere that will assist and motivate people to achieve desired end
results
Controlling
Establishing, measuring, and evaluating performance of activities toward planned
objectives
 Costs of Poor Project Management

Client dissatisfaction
 Late delivery and communication
 Poor quality
 Inability to plan

Staff dissatisfaction
 Frustration
 Impact on family and personal life

Waste of precious resources

Software project
 Collection and integration of various components of the software
 Begins with the early investigation and ends with implementation
 A complete life cycle of software development can been seen…
SW Project vs Other Project
 The product of software project have certain characteristics which make them different.
 Invisibility: When a physical artifact such a bridge or road is being constructed the progress being
made can actually be seen. Withsoftware, progress may not
immediately visible.

Complexity: Per dollar, pound or euro spent, software products contain more complexity than other
engineered artifacts.

Conformity: The traditional engineer is usually working with physical systems and physical materials like
cement and steel. These systems can have some complexity but are governed by physical laws that are
consistent. Software developers have to confirm to the requirements of human clients that certainly
keeps on fluctuating.

Flexibility: The ease with which software can be changed is usually seen as one of its strengths. Software
systems are subject to a high degree of change.
Major activities of SW Project
 A software project is not only concerned with the actual writing of code..
 Three successive processes bring a new system
SW Project Development Life Cycle - SDLC
Software Project
Management
 Software Project Management

What is software project Common problems with

management? software projects
 Understand the characteristics of  Lack of quality standards and
software products measures
 Lack of measurable milestones
 Understand what is meant by a  Difficult to make the progress
project visible
 Poor communications &
 Understand what is meant by
documentation
management
 Frequent changes of requirements
 Over budget and late delivery of
software
 Why Software Project Management (SPM) ?

American failure experience for not following SPM

 25% of development projects are abandoned

 Probability of cancellation rises to 50% for largest developments

 Average project overshoots schedule by 50%

 75% of systems are regarded as ‘operating failures’

- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1997

 Why Software Project Management (SPM) ?

 Maintenance is the most expensive phase and coding is the least

expensive phase

 The earlier the detection of faults, the less expensive the correction of
faults

A good slogan:

 You may not be able to avoid making mistakes … But you must find them
before they cost too much!
 PMI Phases

Project Management Institute (PMI) defines 5 phases of a Project: (51)

1. Conception and initiation (2)

2. Planning (24)
3. Execution (10)
4. Performance Monitoring/controlling (12)
5. Project Closing (1)
 Software Project Management Phases
Project Management includes:

 Project proposal fixation (SRS)

 Project Planning
 Scope Management
 Project Estimation (HR, Budget, Schedule)
 Monitoring
 Controlling
 Risk Management *
 Closing
 Life Cycle/ Phases: Software Project Management

a. Initiation: Scope Fixation, Deliverables, Stakeholders Requirements,

Feasibility, Documentation

b. Planning: Project Plan, Workflow fixation, Budget & Financial Plan,

Resource planning, Anticipating Risks & Steps, Project Kick-off

c. Execution & Management: WBS with Schedule, Assigned HR, Communication

among team, Monitoring Quality, Tracking Budget, Risk Tracking

d. Closure: Project Performance Evaluation, HR Performance Evaluation,

Documenting on Closing, Post Implementing Review, Accounts closure or
reuses
Life Cycle: Software Project Management
 Life Cycle: Software Project Management

Project Definition:
Detailed Planning:
Project contraints
Estimation & Scheduling
and Problem
statements

Project Team:
Monitoring, Controlling,
Acquisition, Development
Closure &
& Management
Review
 Scope Management

Scope Management is essential because it creates boundaries of the project

by clearly defining what would be done and what would not be done.

Scope Management includes:

 Define the Vision and Scope
 Receiving/Preparing SRS Document
 Deliverables
 Timelines
 Assumptions
Project
Planning
Project Planning

Software project planning is the task, which

is performed before starting the production
of software. It is not a concrete activity with
software production; rather it is a set of
multiple processes, which facilitates
software production.
 Project Planning

1. Introduction
2. Project organization.
3. Risk analysis.
4. Hardware and software requirements
 Project Planning

5. Work breakdown
6. Project schedule
7. Monitoring and reporting
Project
Estimation
 Software Project Estimation

Estimation involves:
 Software Size Estimation
 Effort Estimation (HR)
 Time Estimation
 Cost Estimation
Different Project Management Tools
Different Project Management Tools
Thank You