Project & Risk Management For next class -- Pressman: 3, , 5.8, , 6.6 Introductions Software Development Processes Software Maturity Models Risk Management Project Management

Introduce Yourselves Name Game Interests Team or … Still Looking for a Team?

Software Development Processes Waterfall Process Prototyping / RAD Incremental Development

Software Maturity Models SEI Capability Maturity Model IBM STL’s Maturity Model

Risk Management Sources of Risk Risk Management

Top 10 Sources of Risk 1.Personnel shortfalls. 2.Unrealistic schedules and budgets. 3.Developing the wrong software functions. 4.Developing the wrong user interface. 5.Gold plating. 6.Continuing stream of requirements changes. 7.Shortfalls in externally performed tasks. 8.Shortfalls in externally furnished components. 9.Real-time performance shortfalls. 10.Straining computer science capabilities. Source: Boehm 1991 cited in Pfleeger text.

Three Risk Management Concepts (Rook 1993) Risk impact. Risk probability. Risk control. Source: Rook 1993 cited in Pfleeger text.

Project Management Plan vs. Reality People Management W 5 HH

Typical Project Plan Elements 1.Scope 2.Schedule 3.Team organization 4.Technical description of proposed system 5.Standards, procedures, tools, & techniques 6.Quality assurance plan 7.Configuration management plan 8.Documentation plan 9.Data management plan 10.Resource management plan 11.Test plan 12.Training plan 13.Security plan 14.Risk management plan 15.Maintenance plan Source: Pfleeger text.

The Right-to-Left Schedule

A Capsule Course in Human Relations 1.Five most important words in the English Language: “I am proud of you.” 2.Four most important words: “What is your opinion?” 3.Three most important words: “If you please.” 4.Two most important words: “Thank you.” 5.Least important word: “I.” Source: Robert Woodruff, Retired Chairman, The Coca-Cola Company in Edler text.