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A .NET-based Project Management Tool for Senior Projects at Stanford

A .NET-based Project Management Tool for Senior Projects at Stanford. Robert P. Plummer Department of Computer Science Stanford University plummer@cs.stanford.edu. CS194 – Software Project. One quarter duration (10 weeks) Team size: 1 to 4 Topics chosen by students.

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A .NET-based Project Management Tool for Senior Projects at Stanford

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  1. A .NET-based Project Management Tool for Senior Projects at Stanford Robert P. Plummer Department of Computer Science Stanford University plummer@cs.stanford.edu

  2. CS194 – Software Project • One quarter duration (10 weeks) • Team size: 1 to 4 • Topics chosen by students

  3. CS194 – Software Project • 3 or 4 weeks of lectures on software engineering • Weekly team meetings after that • Software Faire at the end of the quarter

  4. CS194 – Software Project CS194 satisfies the "writing in the major" requirement Documents produced: • Mini-proposal (email) • Formal proposal • Software specification • Design document • Personal responsibilities document

  5. CS194 – Software Project Software Faire http://forum.stanford.edu/events/cs194-software-faire.html

  6. Critical Success Factors for • Senior Project • Good software engineering • Enthusiasm • Focus • Harmony • Smarts

  7. Why do some teams have problems? • Overambitious project • Inadequate definition of product • Failure to record decisions made • Bug list on the back of an envelope

  8. Why do some teams have problems? • Overambitious project • Inadequate definition of product • Failure to record decisions made • Bug list on the back of an envelope • Poor group communication

  9. CodeSavvy: A Project Management Tool

  10. CodeSavvy: A Project Management Tool • Source code management • Bug tracking • Group communication

  11. CodeSavvy: A Project Management Tool • Source code management • Bug tracking • Group communication • Document repository • Milestone tracking • Design tools

  12. CodeSavvy: Source code management • Based on CVS • Our own UI • Files stored in student's disk space • Version control, etc.

  13. CodeSavvy: Bug tracking • A way to record and track defects • Usual attributes: severity, status, etc. • A discussion for each bug

  14. CodeSavvy: Group communication • Our metaphor: conversations

  15. CodeSavvy: Group communication • Our metaphor: conversations • Blur the distinction between instant messaging and email • -- Real-time for team members online • -- Stored for those who are not online

  16. CodeSavvy: Technology • A Windows application • Coded in C#

  17. CodeSavvy

  18. CodeSavvy: Challenges • Users have little tolerance for problems with communications tools • We are asking for cultural changes • It won’t help if they don’t use it!

  19. CodeSavvy: A Research Vehicle • We will log events (but not content) • We will try to find out how our teams work -- Message flow -- Bug flow -- Group interactions

  20. CodeSavvy: The Future • Release to CS194: winter 2003 • Release to outside world: spring 2003?? • Let me know if you are interested!

  21. CodeSavvy: The Team • Dan Skarbek • Audrey Tsang • Beau Baudier • Hoop Somuah • Charles Srisuwananukorn • Ramesh Balakrishnan Thanks to Mark Hayes and Dan Fay of Microsoft for help and support Robert P. Plummer Department of Computer Science Stanford University plummer@cs.stanford.edu

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