1. The Project Reel’s five step approach for successful projects
Start on the right foot
Understand the problem, set realistic objectives, build the right team, provide the needed infrastructure
Maintain momentum
Track progress
Make smart decisions
Conduct a postmortem analysis

2. To Get to the Essence of a Project - W5HH Principle
WHY is the system being developed?
WHAT will be done?
By WHEN?
WHO is responsible for a function?
WHERE are they organizationally located?

3. W5HH Principle (cont.)
HOW will the job be done technically and managerially?
HOW MUCH of each resource (e.g., people, software, tools, database) will be needed?

4. Critical Practices in Project Management
Formal risk analysis
Empirical cost and schedule estimation
Metrics-based project management
Earned value tracking
Defect tracking against quality targets
People aware project management

5. Recap

6. Software Engineering II
Lecture 8
Fakhar Lodhi

7. Summary of Today’s Lecture