Software project management

Newly revised for 2001, this second edition of Richard Thayer's popular, bestselling book presents a top-
down, practical view of managing a successful software engineering project. The book builds a framework
for project management activities based on the planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling
model. Thayer provides information designed to help you understand and successfully perform the unique
role of a project manager. This book is a must for all project managers in the software field. The text
focuses on the five functions of general management by first describing each function and then detailing
the project management activities that

Introduction to Software Project Management Introduction: what is project, management, software

projects versus other projects, activities covered, mgmt control, requirement specification, problems
with software projects. Project Planning Overview of project planning: Project selection, Identify project
scope and objectives, project infrastructure, analyze project characteristics, efforts, and activity risks,
and allocate resources. Project Management Management activities: proposal writing, project planning
and scheduling, project costing, monitoring and reviews etc. Project management: project plan,
milestones and deliverables, Project scheduling: bar chart and activity network (PERT/ CPM, GANTT
chart) Risk management: risk identification, risk management activities, analysis, planning, monitoring.
Selection of Appropriate Project Approach Choice of process models: Waterfall, V-process, Spiral model,
Prototyping, Incremental approach Software effort estimation: Basis for estimates, Estimating by
analogy, Albrecht function point analysis, COCOMO cost estimation model, Procedural code-oriented
approach. Project Evaluation Assessment: Strategic and Technical assessment, cost benefit analysis,
evaluation techniques. Suggested Reading Stellman, Andrew; Greene, Jennifer (2005). Applied Software
Project Management Harold Kerzner. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning,
Scheduling, and Controlling "Project Planning Online". ProjectManager.com. Richard H. Thayer, Edward
Yourdon . Software Engineering Project Management Fleming, Quentin . Earned Value Project
Management (Third Edition ed.). Filicetti, John, Project Planning Overview, PM Hut
Introduction to Software Project Management Introduction: what is project, management, software
projects versus other projects, activities covered, mgmt control, requirement specification, problems
with software projects. Project Planning Overview of project planning: Project selection, Identify project
scope and objectives, project infrastructure, analyze project characteristics, efforts, and activity risks,
and allocate resources. Project Management Management activities: proposal writing, project planning
and scheduling, project costing, monitoring and reviews etc. Project management: project plan,
milestones and deliverables, Project scheduling: bar chart and activity network (PERT/ CPM, GANTT
chart) Risk management: risk identification, risk management activities, analysis, planning, monitoring.
Selection of Appropriate Project Approach Choice of process models: Waterfall, V-process, Spiral model,
Prototyping, Incremental approach Software effort estimation: Basis for estimates, Estimating by
analogy, Albrecht function point analysis, COCOMO cost estimation model, Procedural code-oriented
approach. Project Evaluation Assessment: Strategic and Technical assessment, cost benefit analysis,
evaluation techniques. Suggested Reading Stellman, Andrew; Greene, Jennifer (2005). Applied Software
Project Management Harold Kerzner. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning,
Scheduling, and Controlling "Project Planning Online". ProjectManager.com. Richard H. Thayer, Edward
Yourdon . Software Engineering Project Management Fleming, Quentin . Earned Value Project
Management (Third Edition ed.). Filicetti, John, Project Planning Overview, PM Hut
Introduction to Software Project Management Introduction: what is project, management, software
projects versus other projects, activities covered, mgmt control, requirement specification, problems
with software projects. Project Planning Overview of project planning: Project selection, Identify project
scope and objectives, project infrastructure, analyze project characteristics, efforts, and activity risks,
and allocate resources. Project Management Management activities: proposal writing, project planning
and scheduling, project costing, monitoring and reviews etc. Project management: project plan,
milestones and deliverables, Project scheduling: bar chart and activity network (PERT/ CPM, GANTT
chart) Risk management: risk identification, risk management activities, analysis, planning, monitoring.
Selection of Appropriate Project Approach Choice of process models: Waterfall, V-process, Spiral model,
Prototyping, Incremental approach Software effort estimation: Basis for estimates, Estimating by
analogy, Albrecht function point analysis, COCOMO cost estimation model, Procedural code-oriented
approach. Project Evaluation Assessment: Strategic and Technical assessment, cost benefit analysis,
evaluation techniques. Suggested Reading Stellman, Andrew; Greene, Jennifer (2005). Applied Software
Project Management Harold Kerzner. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning,
Scheduling, and Controlling "Project Planning Online". ProjectManager.com. Richard H. Thayer, Edward
Yourdon . Software Engineering Project Management Fleming, Quentin . Earned Value Project
Management (Third Edition ed.). Filicetti, John, Project Planning Overview, PM Hut