Managing Software Projects

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Managing Software Projects is a book for software engineering students and project management professionals in the IT and software industry. It focuses on four phases of management - planning, organizing, monitoring, and adjusting (POMA)and tailors them to application on software projects. The tasks and techniques utilized in each of the POMA management phases are discussed with specific software engineering and IT related examples. Drawing from years of experience in the industry, the author presents material within a framework of real examples and exercises that help readers apply new concepts to everyday situations. Featuring outstanding pedagogical features for students as well as full instructor’s resource, Managing Software Projects is the ideal text for course in this growing field. Key Features Emphasizes POMA (Planning, Organizing, Monitoring, and Adjusting) as a step-by-step framework for studying software project management. POMA is discussed as a separate management cycle for software projects rather than as a small part of the software development life cycle. Real-world examples and exercises illustrate important concepts as they are applied to actual software projects. The author pulls from his extensive personal experience managing large,complex software projects at IBM, MARCAM, Metamor/PSINet, and RiverLogic. An Additional Skills section includes four chapters – Project Team, Change Control, Task Scheduling, and Effort Estimation – that allow instructors to tailor the course to the desired emphasis. Review and Reinforcement throughout, including Exercises at the end of each chapter include questions that go beyond rehearsing material covered in the chapter and encourage students to think critically . Key concepts sections offer students a quick review of the major issues discussed Table of Contents INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT? PART ONE: SOFTWARE PROJECT PLANNING (FOMA) Chapter 1: Project Content and Deliverables Chapter 2: Task Analysis Chapter 3: Goals and Measurements Chapter 4: Project Resource Planning Chapter 5: Risk Analysis and Planning PART TWO: ORGANIZING AND PREPARING (POMA) Chapter 6: Human Resources Chapter 7: Processes, Methodologies, and Tools Chapter 8: Goals and Measurements: Preparations and Costs PART THREE: SOFTWARE PROJECT MONITORING (POMA) Chapter 9: Collecting Project Information Chapter 10: Analysis and Evaluation of Information Chapter 11: Presenting and Communicating Data PART FOUR: ADJUSTMENTS AND ACTIONS (POMA) Chapter 12: Planned and Unplanned Adjustments and Actions Chapter 13: Release Management Council PART FIVE: ADDITIONAL SKILLS Chapter 14: The Project Team Chapter 15: Change Control Chapter 16: Task Scheduling Chapter 17: Effort Estimation