Module 1:-Introduction to Software Project Management and Software Process Models

Topics:

• Meaning of Projects, Software project types, Software Project versus othertypes, Nature of software production, Activities by Software Project Management teams
• Key objectives ofeffective management, Problems with software projects
• Stepwise Project Planning, Project scope, Objectives, Business Planning, Infrastructure planning, Forecasting demand for product, Proposal writing.
• Cost benefit analysis using NPV, Payback period.
• Life cycle models such as Waterfall Model, V-Process, Spiral, Prototyping, Incremental delivery, Agile, RAD.

Module 2:- Project Effort Estimation, Activity Planning and Risk Management

Topics:

• Project Size estimation techniques such as LOC and FP.
• Empirical, Analytical and Heuristic Project EstimationTechniques
• Effort and Time EstimationTechniques such as COCOMO Model and its extensions
• AlbrechtFunction Point Analysis
• Functions Mark II Estimation methods
• Activity Planning 
• Identifying Critical Paths using AON and AOA approaches
• Managing change, readjusting goals andmilestones
• Risk Management
• Categories of Risk
• Risk Identification, Risk Assessment,Risk Planning,
• Applying the PERT Techniques for Schedule based risks

Module 3:-Project Planning using MS Project Tool, Resource allocation, Monitoring and Software Quality Standards

Topics:

• MS office Project Tool for Project Planning
• Identifying Resources, scheduling resources, resource allocation,Publishing the resource & cost schedule, resolving overallocation, Milestone analysis, Cost monitoring, Change control
• Earned valueanalysis
• Defining software quality, Quality Standards such as ISO9126, Software measures, Product versus process quality, McCall’s Quality standards, Management of external standards