Unit I
Software Management Renaissance: Conventional Software Management-Evolution of Software Economics-Improving Software Economics-The Old Way and the New.
Unit II
A Software Management Project Management Process Framework: Life-Cycle Phases-Artifacts of the Process-Model-Based Software Architectures-Work Flows of the Process-Check Points of the Process.
Unit III
Software Management Disciplines: Iterative Process Planning-Project Organizations and Responsibilities-Process Automation.
Unit IV
Software Management Disciplines: Project Control and Process Instrumentation-Tailoring the Process.
Unit V
Risk Management: Introduction-Risk-Categories of risk-A framework for dealing with risk-Risk Identification-Risk assessment-Risk planning-Risk management-Evaluating risks to schedule-Applying the PERT technique-Monte Carlo simulation-Critical chain concepts.
Text Book(s)
1. Software Project Management, Walker Royce, Pearson Education
2. Software Project Management, Bob Hughes & Mike Cotterell
3. Software Project Management, Joel Henry, Pearson Education
4. Software Engineering, Roger S. Pressman, TMH Publications.