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IT/Software Project Management: Kamran Dahri)
IT/Software Project Management: Kamran Dahri)
Introduction
Lecture 1
KAMRAN DAHRI)
Text Books
• Project Management
• Dr. Harold Kerzner
• Rapid Development
• Steve McConnell
Course Objectives
• What is a project?
• Examples of a project
– Developing a new product or service
– Effecting a change in structure,
staffing, or style of an organization
– Developing or acquiring a new or
modified information system
– Constructing a building or infrastructure
– Implementing a new business process
or procedure
Project Management
• Program
• Examples of Programs
– University building an online
registration system for all departments
– A company decides to automate its
various functions
Project Management
• Portfolio
• Examples of Portfolios
– An organization wishes to build up on
its online presence by launching
various marketing and sales initiatives.
– An organization decides to add a new
product to meet its business objectives.
Project Management
• Invisibility
– IT/Software Projects are not visible all the time.
• Complexity
– IT/Software products contain more complexity than
other engineered artifacts.
• Flexibility
– IT/software systems are likely to a high degree of
change
• Failure Rate
– IT/Software Projects have a higher failure rate than
other projects.
Software Project Management