Project Management (Chapter 5)

Front 1

0. Software project management: 1-4

intangible(*),flexible,not standardised,

Back 1

1.on time; 2.on schedule;
3.in accordance with the requirements
poor=failure (good =/ success)

Front 2

1. Management activities:

Personnel: Ability; Interest; Experience; Training; Communicate (*: n works, n*(n-1)/2 communication)

Back 2

Proposal writing, planning and scheduling, costing, monitoring and reviews, selection and evaluation, Report

Front 3

1.1 Project Meetings

Back 3

role define; agenda; discuss track; action track; NOTES(*)

Front 4

2.Project planning(*):

Objectives; Organisation; Risk analysis; Resources; Work breakdown; Schedule; Report

Back 4

1. most time-consuming, 2. regularly revised
3. Initial pessimistic for contingencies

Milestones(*) : end-points

Front 5

3.Project scheduling(*)

Graphical notations; breakdown (1-2 weeks); dependencies

Back 5

Estimation; Organization (make workers busy but not multi-tasks); Minimize task dependencies

Front 6

3.1 Scheduling problems

Back 6

Estimation hard;
Productivity /= numbers of works;
Add people to a late project make it late;

Front 7

4.Risk management

Avoidance; Minimisation; Contingency

Back 7

identification; analysis; planning; monitoring

Probability & seriousness