1.Introduction to Software Project Management (SPM) : Rationale, Software Projects Vs other types of Projects, Contract Management and Technical Project Management, Activities Covered by SPM, Plans, Methods and Methodologies, Categorizing Software Projects, Project Charter, Stakeholders, Setting Objectives, Project Success and Failure, Management Control, Project Management Life Cycle, Traditional versus Modern Project Management Practices. (Chapter - 1) 2.Project Planning : Tasks in Project Planning; Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Planning Methods, Selecting Project Approach, SDLC, Software Processes and Process Models, Choice of Process Models, A Generic Project Model, Software Cost Estimation; COCOMO Model; Budgeting. (Chapter - 2) 3.Project Scheduling, Monitoring & Control : Scheduling Techniques, Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), Gantt Chart, Critical Path Method (CPM), Automated Tools. Project Status Reporting; Project Metrics; Earned Value Analysis (EVA); Project Communication Plan & Techniques; Steps for Process Improvement. (Chapter - 3) 4.Risk Management : Concepts of Risks and Risk Management; Risk Management Activities; Effective Risk Management; Risk Categories; Aids for Risk Identification; Potential Risk Treatments; Risk Components and Drivers; Risk Prioritization. (Chapter - 4) 5.Configuration Management : Software Configuration Management (SCM) - Baselines, Software Configuration Items (SCI), SCM Process, Identification of Objects in the Software Configuration, Version Control, Change Control, Configuration Audit, Status Reporting, Goals of SCM. (Chapter - 5) 6.Quality Assurance : Software Quality Assurance Activities, Software Qualities, Software Quality Standards - ISO Standards for Software Organization, Capability Maturity Model (CMM), Comparison between ISO 9001 & SEI CMM, Other Standards. (Chapter - 6) 7.Software Re-engineering : 8.Project closure
