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Syllabus BCA306
Software Project Management
Gujarat University TY BCA Syllabus (Revised) Effective from June, 2006
| 1. | Introduction to Software Projects and Planning | 10% |
| Introduction | ||
| Software projects | ||
| types | ||
| activities | ||
| project menagement | ||
| plans and methodologies | ||
| stakeholders | ||
| requirement specifications | ||
| management control | ||
| Stepwise project planning | ||
| planning of scop | ||
| objectives | ||
| infrasructure | ||
| characteristics | ||
| products activities | ||
| effort estimation | ||
| risks | ||
| resource allocation | ||
| review of plan | ||
| Execution of plan | ||
| 2. | Management, Evalution and Aporoach | 15% |
| Programme Managementels | ||
| benefits management | ||
| evalution of projects | ||
| cost benefit analysis | ||
| cash flow forecasting | ||
| risk evalution | ||
| Selection of project approch | ||
| choosing technologies | ||
| process models-waterfall | ||
| spiral | ||
| prototyping | ||
| dynamic systems development method | ||
| extreme programming | ||
| managing iterative processes | ||
| selection of process model | ||
| 3. | Effort Estimation and Activity Planning | 30% |
| Estimation reqquirements | ||
| over and under estimates | ||
| basis for estimation | ||
| estimation techniques | ||
| estimation by anaogy | ||
| function point analysis | ||
| code-oriented approch | ||
| COCOMO model | ||
| Activity planning | ||
| objectives | ||
| schedules | ||
| defining activities | ||
| sequencing and scheduling activities | ||
| network planning models | ||
| work analysis | ||
| use of Microsoft Project for network | ||
| 4. | Risk Management | 10% |
| Categories of risk | ||
| dealing with risk | ||
| Risk identification | ||
| assessment | ||
| planning and management | ||
| evaluation of risk using PERT technique | ||
| Monte Carlo simulation | ||
| critical chain concepts | ||
| 5. | Resource Allocation, Monitoring and Control | 10% |
| Nature and identification of resources | ||
| scheduling resurces | ||
| costing of resources | ||
| The project control cycle | ||
| visualizing project control cycle | ||
| visualizing progress | ||
| Earned value analysis | ||
| Change control | ||
| 6. | Managing Conractracts, People and Teams | 15% |
| ISO standard for acquisiton and supply of software | ||
| Different types of contracts | ||
| Stages in contract placement | ||
| Typical term of a contract | ||
| Contract management | ||
| Organizational behavior | ||
| the recruitment process | ||
| motivation | ||
| team devlopment | ||
| decision making | ||
| leadership | ||
| organizational structures | ||
| dispersed and virtual teams | ||
| influence of culture | ||
| stress | ||
| health and safety | ||
| 7. | Software Quality | 10% |
| Defining software quility | ||
| ISO standard for software quality | ||
| quality measures | ||
| product versus process quality | ||
| enhancing software quality | ||
| Text Book: | ||
| Software Project Management : Hughes and Cotterell, (TAta McGrow - Hill) (Al Chapters) | ||
| InformationTechnology Project Management : Kathy Schwalbe , (Thomson Learning) (For refrence to useMicrosoft Project 2003) | ||
| Reference Books | ||
| Effective Software Project Management : Robert Wyscocki (Wiley India) | ||
| Basics of Software Project Management : NIIT (Prentice-HAll India)] | ||
| Software Project Management : A Unified Framework : Walker Royce (Pearson Education) | ||
| Software Project Management in Practice : Pankaj Jalote(Pearson Education) | ||
| Information Technology Project Management : Jack Marchewka(Wiley India) | ||
| Software Project Management : A Real Guide to Success : Joel Henry (Pearson Education) | ||
| Managing Your PRojects Siccessfuly With MS PRojext : Bonnie Biafore, (Prentice HAll India) | ||
| Project Management : A Mangerial Approach : Jack Meredith and Samuel, (Wiley India) |
| Total Marks of this Subject | 100 Marks |
| External (University ) Examination | 70 Marks |
| Internal Sessional Examination | 20 Marks |
| Term Work | 10 Marks |
| Teaching Hours per week | 3 Hrs |
| Practicals | There is no practical in this subject. |
Last Updated on 12th Jun 2009