1. Software Engineering I Fall 2017
University of Southern California
Center for Systems and Software Engineering
MS Project Tutorial
CSCI-577a
Software Engineering I Fall 2017

2. Outline Overview Tasks Milestones Resources Download Link Demo Notes
University of Southern California
Center for Systems and Software Engineering
Outline
Overview
Tasks
Milestones
Resources
Download Link
Demo
Notes

3. Overview Project management tool
University of Southern California
Center for Systems and Software Engineering
Overview
Project management tool
Effectively track and analyze projects
Tasks
Schedule
Resources

4. University of Southern California
Center for Systems and Software Engineering
Tasks
Are parts of the whole work and needed to be done in order to accomplish the goal
May be treated as milestones (Deliverables)
May contain subtasks
Can be responsibility of individual or group of people
May require some other tasks to finish before it begins (Tasks dependency)

5. Milestones Anchor points at the end of each phase
University of Southern California
Center for Systems and Software Engineering
Milestones
Anchor points at the end of each phase
Something you need submit, deliver or present.
For 577a - ARB reviews
Valuation Commitment Review
Foundations Commitment Review
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6. University of Southern California
Center for Systems and Software Engineering
Resources
People/equipments/materials/services assigned to various tasks
Affect the scope and schedule of projects

7. Download Link Search “Viterbi Microsoft Imagine Portal”
University of Southern California
Center for Systems and Software Engineering
Download Link
Search “Viterbi Microsoft Imagine Portal”
Download “Project Professional 2016”

8. Demo Add tasks… Add subtasks… Link tasks… Adjust dates… Add resources…
University of Southern California
Center for Systems and Software Engineering
Demo
Add tasks…
Add subtasks…
Link tasks…
Adjust dates…
Add resources…
Create a milestone
Update Progress

9. University of Southern California
Center for Systems and Software Engineering
Notes
Submit Project Plan (Mpp file) every other Wednesday on team website along with (Bi-Weekly package):
Risk/Defects
Progress Report
Naming Convention for file:
Week01_MPP_F18a_T01.mpp
Week Increment by 2, TXX = Team number
Project Plan covers at least next two weeks

10. Notes (Cont.) Make sure project plan consistent with progress report
University of Southern California
Center for Systems and Software Engineering
Notes (Cont.)
Make sure project plan consistent with progress report
Don’t be too general in tasks
Testing X
Develop Feature X
Update progress of previous tasks.
Utilize milestones
References for Task Planning:
577a Class Schedule
ICSM Guidelines

11. Q&A Center for Systems and Software Engineering
University of Southern California
Center for Systems and Software Engineering
Q&A