Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Scribd
Upload
185 views

Commercial Programming Lecture Notes 2020

The document discusses planning and controlling software projects. It covers topics like the components of a software project, why planning and control are important, managing project activities and stakeholders, common reasons for project failure, the project life cycle, scope management, resourcing including human resources, physical resources, and information resources, and ensuring the project budget accounts for all necessary costs.

Uploaded by

Kelvin Karis
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
185 views

Commercial Programming Lecture Notes 2020

The document discusses planning and controlling software projects. It covers topics like the components of a software project, why planning and control are important, managing project activities and stakeholders, common reasons for project failure, the project life cycle, scope management, resourcing including human resources, physical resources, and information resources, and ensuring the project budget accounts for all necessary costs.

Uploaded by

Kelvin Karis
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 68

Commercial Programing

Lecture Software Project Planning and Control

Prof Muliaro Wafula


Computing Department
JKUAT

Prof Muliaro –Commercial Programming Aug 2020 1


Software is a part of IS

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 2


Software Project

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 3


Key components of a S/W Project

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 4


Why Plan & Control Projects?

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 5


Why Control/Mgt Project?....1

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 6


……2

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 7


Control of S/W Development
Activities….1

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 8


Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 9
…..2

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 10


General status of Software
Projects

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 11


Key Reasons why IT Projects Fail

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 12


Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 13
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 14
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 15
Prof Muliaro SW Management 16
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 17
Example of stakeholder Analysis

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 18


Roles

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 19


Roles...2

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 20


Roles...3

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 21


Manager

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 22


Project Team

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 23


Steering Committee

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 24


SC Members

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 25


Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 26
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 27
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 28
Project Life Cycle

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 29


Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 30
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 31
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 32
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 33
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 34
Project Execution Approach Selection

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 35


Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 36
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 37
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 38
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 39
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 40
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 41
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 42
Scope management

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 43


Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 44
Organization Readiness

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 45


Scope

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 46


Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 47
Project sizing

Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 48


Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 49
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 50
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 51
Prof Muliaro -IT Project Managment 52
Risk and Issue management

Prof Muliaro Wafula


• Refs:
– Risk Management in Relation to Project
Management (E14)
– The ten Golden rules to Risk management (E15)
Issue Management
Risk management
Detailed project budget

• Reflects the resources required to complete the project tasks


This budget should include the costs required for:
– All project staff salaries and overhead costs
– Services or consultancies necessary to undertake the project
– Physical resources
– Project management costs, i.e. any costs associated with risk
mitigation

• strategies and quality assurance


• Allocate costs to the appropriate level on the WBS
• to allow more accurate cost tracking
HR
• During the planning phase of a project
• A detailed analysis to identify the personnel to complete the
project’s
• activities and tasks on time and to the required level of quality
This analysis should include:
– The mix of skills
– The number of staff needed
– Availability of resources

• Impact by other projects


• Impacted by operational responsibilities
• The costs for these staff, including any training requirements,
should be reflected in the project budget
Physical Resource
• Physical resources bought for the use of the project or operational
• expenses during the project
• Typical physical resource expenditure:
• • Facilities
• – May require modifications and/or fit out to accommodate the team
• • Different environments required
• – Development / Deployment
• – Lab / Sandbox
• – Test
• – Training
• – Final deployment / Production
• • Vehicles Phones and any other equipment or assets.
• The costs for these items should all be reflected in the project budget
Information Resource
• Records management arrangements to be adopted
for the project must
– take into consideration the needs of the project and
agencies/organisations
– providing information to the project.
– For example, the level of application of document control,
information
– storage, backup of hard copy and soft (electronic) copy
records and documents, and the level of documentation to
be maintained.
• If there are costs associated with obtaining and
storing any information, they
– should be reflected in the project budget

You might also like