1. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 1 Systems Analysis and Design with UML Version 2.0 Chapter 4 Project Management Alan Dennis, Barbara Wixom, and David Tegarden John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

2. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 2 Project Management Chapter 4

3. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 3 Objectives ■ Become familiar with estimation. ■ Be able to create a project workplan. ■ Understand why project teams use timeboxing. ■ Become familiar with how to staff a project. ■ Understand how computer-aided software engineering, improve the efficiency of a project. ■ Understand how to reduce risk on a project.

4. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 4 Key Definitions Project management is the process of planning and controlling the development of a system within a specified timeframe at a minimum cost with the right functionality. A project manager has the primary responsibility for managing the hundreds of tasks and roles that need to be carefully coordinated.

5. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 5 Estimating a Project Based on Industry Information Planning Analysis Design Implementation Industry Standard For Web15% 20% 35% 30% Applications Time Required 4 5.33 9.33 8 in Person Months

6. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 6 Function Points Estimate System Size A function point is a measure of program size that is based on the system’s number and complexity of inputs, outputs, queries, files, and program interfaces Estimate effort required Person Months Estimate time required Months to complete

7. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 7 Getting the Right Numbers for Estimation Prior projects Past experience Industry standards Detailed analysis

8. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 8 Calculate Function Points List major elements of system Determine total number of each element Specify complexity index of each component (low, med., high) Total index multiplied by number of components (TUFP)

9. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 9 Function Point Estimation --Step One Complexity DescriptionLow MediumHighTotal Inputs__x 3 __x 4 __x 6____ Outputs__x 4 __x 5__x 7____ Queries__x 3 __x 4__x 6____ Files__x 7 __x 10__x 15____ Program__x 5 __x 7__x 10____ Interfaces TOTAL UNADJUSTED FUNCTION POINTS____

10. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 10 TUPF Example

11. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 11 Adjusted Processing Complexity -- Step 2

12. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 12 Converting Function Points to Lines of Code Source: Capers Jones, Software Productivity Research LanguageLOC/Function Code Point C COBOL JAVA C++ Turbo Pascal Visual Basic PowerBuilder HTML Packages (e.g., Access, Excel) 130 110 55 50 30 15 10-40

13. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 13 Estimating Effort Function of size and production rate COCOMO model converts a lines-of-code estimate into a person-month estimate For moderate-size projects multiply thousands of lines of code by 1.4 to get the number of people to assign to the project

14. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 14 COCOMO Estimation Calculation Effort =1.4 * thousands-of- (in Person-lines-of-code Months) Example: If LOC = 2000 Then... Effort =(1.4 * 2000)= 28 Person Months

15. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 15 Staffing Attributes Staffing levels will change over a project’s lifetime Adding staff may add more overhead than additional labor Using teams of 8-10 reporting in a hierarchical structure can reduce complexity

16. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 16 Increasing Complexity with Larger Teams

17. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 17 CREATING THE WORK PLAN

18. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 18 Developing a WorkPlan Identify tasks in the project Estimate task length Determine task dependencies Specify to whom task will be assigned List deliverables

19. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 19 A Workplan Example Work Plan InformationExample Name of taskPerform economic feasibility Start date`Jan 05, 2001 Completion dateJan 19, 2001 Person assignedMary Smith, sponsor Deliverable(s)Cost-benefit analysis Completion statusOpen PriorityHigh Resources neededSpreadsheet Estimated time16 hours Actual time14.5 hours

20. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 20 Identifying Tasks Top-down approach Identify highest level tasks as phases in the project Break them into increasingly smaller units Methodology Using standard list of tasks Similar previous projects

21. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 21 Top Down Task Identification Phases Phases with high level steps Work PlanDeliverablesEstimated Assigned hours To *

22. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 22 Work Breakdown Structure Specify high level tasks Break down each step into smaller tasks and number them in a hierarchical fashion

23. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 23 Project WorkPlan

24. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 24 STAFFING THE PROJECT

25. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 25 Key Definitions The staffing plan describes the kinds of people working on the project The project charter describes the project’s objectives and rules A functional lead manages a group of analysts A technical lead oversees progress of programmers and technical staff members

26. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 26 Motivation Use monetary rewards cautiously (carefully) Use intrinsic rewards Achievement The work itself Responsibility Advancement Chance to learn new skills

27. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 27 Conflict Avoidance Strategies Clearly define roles and project plans Hold individuals accountable (answerable) Develop schedule commitments ahead of time Forecast other priorities and their possible impact on the project

28. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 28 Possible Reporting Structure

29. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 29 CONTROLLING AND DIRECTING THE PROJECT

30. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 30 The Hurricane Model Project Stage Time

31. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 31 Margins of Error in Cost and Time Estimates Typical margins of Error for Well-done Estimates PhaseDeliverableCost (%)time (%) PlanningSystem Request40060 Project Plan10025 AnalysisSystem Proposal5015 DesignSystem Specification2510 Source: Boehm et al. (1995)

32. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 32 Gantt Chart

33. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 33 Standards Examples Formal rules for naming files Forms indicating goals reached Programming guidelines  Can you think of more examples?

34. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 34 Documentation Project binder Table of contents Continual updating

35. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 35 Managing Risk Risk assessment Actions to reduce risk Revised assessment

36. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 36 Summary Project management is critical to successful development of new systems Project management involves planning, controlling and reporting on time, labor, and costs.

37. PowerPoint Presentation for Dennis, Wixom & Tegardem Systems Analysis and Design Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 37 Expanding the Domain For more detail on project management, visit the project management institute and its special interest group on information systems: www.pmi.org www.pmi-issig.org