1. Project Management Overview U08784Software Project Management Rosemary Phillimore

2. A Software Project DefineDesignConstructUse Start Date End Date The Project Undertaken by the Developer On behalf of the Client

3. Project Management Is Not New Reason to Build (Client Requirements) An End Product A Development Approach Project Constraints

4. The Project - Key Features 4 - Schedule 1 - Terms of Reference 3 - Technical Approach 2 - Project Products (deliverables ) Start Date End Date 5 - Constraints

5. Project Phases Develop a New System Add to an Existing System Package Adaption Convert & Update an Existing System Plan How to Do It Do It Install & Use It Define What to Do

6. Developer & Client Roles Project Manager Developers Clients Technical Team Management Business Users End Users

7. Project Failures http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/1998/07/causes.asp http://www.cioupdate.com/reports/article.php/1563701 http://www.standishgroup.com/sample_research/chaos_1994_1.php http://www.computerweekly.com/Article128381.htm http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/11/08/government_cocks_up_another_co mputer/ http://www.parliament.uk/post/pn200.pdf

8. Project Failures Lack of Project Definition Poor Project Management Poor Quality Control Lack of Client Involvement Late Delivery Excessive Cost Rushed Implementation Not Relevant to User Needs Hard to Use Unreliable Difficult to Modify

9. The Project Manager MV Project The Captain

10. Project Manager Responsibilities Define the Project Review PlanMonitor & Control Progress Report Progress Re-Plan Motivate & Support Project Team

11. Communication The Project Manager Management Technical Team Business Users End Users

12. Things to Manage Rising Costs Staff Holidays Spec. Changes Staff Morale Schedule Slips The Budget Meetings Machine Availability Demands to Deliver

13. Project Manager Qualities Effective Planner Good Team Leader Imaginative Assertive Technically Competent Calm Under Pressure Communicator Commercially Aware Good Organiser Pays Attention To Detail

14. The Project Management Cycle FeasibilityAnalysisDesignConstructTestUse Project Start Project End Effort Time Define Plan Monitor & ControlReview Project Management

15. Distribution of Effort.... Feasibility Study Requirements Specification System Design Code & Unit Test Integrate & Test AcceptanceDetailed Design not to scale Proj. Man Req. Spec Systems Design Detailed Design Code & Test QA Total

16. Conclusion Project Characteristics Ù Has a Start and End Date Ù Has a Specific Objective Ù Developed by a Team for a Client Ù Uses Limited Resources and Incurs Costs Ù Involves a Number of Simultaneous Activities Ù Has Associated Risks & Uncertainties... and has a Project Manager