1 These courseware materials are to be used in conjunction with Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 5/e and are provided with permission by R.S. Pressman & Associates, Inc., copyright © 1996, 2001 Supplementary Slides for Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach, 5/e Supplementary Slides for Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach, 5/e copyright © 1996, 2001 R.S. Pressman & Associates, Inc. For University Use Only May be reproduced ONLY for student use at the university level when used in conjunction with Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach. Any other reproduction or use is expressly prohibited. This presentation, slides, or hardcopy may NOT be used for short courses, industry seminars, or consulting purposes.

2 These courseware materials are to be used in conjunction with Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 5/e and are provided with permission by R.S. Pressman & Associates, Inc., copyright © 1996, 2001 Chapter 7 Project Scheduling and Tracking

3 These courseware materials are to be used in conjunction with Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 5/e and are provided with permission by R.S. Pressman & Associates, Inc., copyright © 1996, 2001 Why Are Projects Late?  an unrealistic deadline established by someone outside the software development group  changing customer requirements that are not reflected in schedule changes;  an honest underestimate of the amount of effort and/or the number of resources that will be required to do the job;  predictable and/or unpredictable risks that were not considered when the project commenced;  technical difficulties that could not have been foreseen in advance;  human difficulties that could not have been foreseen in advance;  miscommunication among project staff that results in delays;  a failure by project management to recognize that the project is falling behind schedule and a lack of action to correct the problem

4 These courseware materials are to be used in conjunction with Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 5/e and are provided with permission by R.S. Pressman & Associates, Inc., copyright © 1996, 2001 Scheduling Principles  Compartmentalize—define distinct tasks  Identity Interdependencies—indicate task interrelationship—be sure resources are available  Allocate time- each tack is allocated some work units  Validate effort- ensure that no more than the allocated number of people have been scheduled at any given time  Define responsibilities—people must be assigned tasks  Define outcomes—each task must have an output (work product)  Define milestones—A milestone is accomplished when one or more work products has been reviewed for quality and approved

5 These courseware materials are to be used in conjunction with Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 5/e and are provided with permission by R.S. Pressman & Associates, Inc., copyright © 1996, 2001 Defining Task Sets  determine type of project e.g.  Concept development projects (new business concepts or application of new technology)  New application development  Application enhancement projects  Application maintenance projects  Reengineering projects  assess the degree of rigor required (casual, structured, strict, quick reaction)  identify adaptation criteria (e.g. project size, performance constraints)  compute task set selector (TSS) value  interpret TSS to determine degree of rigor  select appropriate software engineering tasks

6 These courseware materials are to be used in conjunction with Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 5/e and are provided with permission by R.S. Pressman & Associates, Inc., copyright © 1996, 2001 Example

7 Define a Task Network

8 These courseware materials are to be used in conjunction with Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 5/e and are provided with permission by R.S. Pressman & Associates, Inc., copyright © 1996, 2001 Effort Allocation 40-50% 30-40%  “front end” activities  customer communication  analysis  design  review and modification  construction activities  coding or code generation  testing and installation  unit, integration  white-box, black box  regression 15-20%

9 These courseware materials are to be used in conjunction with Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 5/e and are provided with permission by R.S. Pressman & Associates, Inc., copyright © 1996, 2001 Use Automated Tools to Derive a Timeline Chart