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Chapter 4

Chapter 4. Project Management. Topics covered. Management activities Project planning Risk management Project scheduling. Risk management. Identify risks Analyze risks Set up plans to minimize the following effects. Affect schedule or resources Affect the quality or performance

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Chapter 4

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  1. Chapter 4 Project Management

  2. Topics covered • Management activities • Project planning • Risk management • Project scheduling

  3. Risk management • Identify risks • Analyze risks • Set up plans to minimize the following effects. • Affect schedule or resources • Affect the quality or performance • Affect organization or procurement • Monitor risks

  4. Topics covered • Management activities • Project planning • Risk management • Project scheduling

  5. Activity organization • Milestones are the end-point of a process activity • Deliverables are project results delivered to customers

  6. Milestones in the RE process

  7. Project scheduling • Software development is always subject to budget and schedule constraints • Estimate time and resources required to complete each task • Organize tasks concurrently to make optimal use of workforce • Minimize task dependencies to avoid delays

  8. The project scheduling process

  9. Activity networks and Gantt charts • Activity networks show task dependencies and the the critical path • Gantt charts show schedule and illustrate the project progress

  10. Activity network

  11. Activity timeline

  12. Staff allocation

  13. Key points • Good project management is essential for project success • The intangible nature of software causes problems for management • Managers have diverse roles but their most significant activities are planning, estimating and scheduling • Planning and estimating are iterative processes which continue throughout the course of a project

  14. Key points • A project milestone is a predictable state where some formal report of progress is presented to management. • Risks may be project risks, product risks or business risks • Risk management is concerned with identifying risks which may affect the project and planning to ensure that these risks do not develop into major threats

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