G64SPM – Software Project Management

Last Update: 01/05/2008, 15:10

• Lecturer: Dr. Ender Ozcan [>>]
• Syllabus: G64SPM [>>]
• Resources:
• An introduction to management science : quantitative approaches to decision making, David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Thomson/South-Western.
• Systems analysis and design, Kenneth E. Kendall, Julie E. Kendall, Pearson/Prentice Hall.
• Applied Software Project Management, Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene, O’Reilley.
• Method of assessment: 1 coursework (50 %) and an unseen 1-hour examination (50 %). Here are some sample exam questions [>>]. NEW!!!
• Timetable:
• Tuesdays, 14:00 –16:00, JC-EXCHGE-D.LT3+

Lectures

Handouts and answers to the tutorial questions will be provided in here.

· Introduction [2SPP] [6SPP]

· Lecture 1 – Business problems and models [2SPP] [6SPP] – Tutorial 1 solutions

· Lecture 2 – How to plan a project [2SPP] [6SPP] – Tutorial 2 solutions

· Lecture 3 – Resource planning [2SPP] [6SPP] – Tutorial 3 solutions

· Lecture 4 – Project scheduling with uncertain activity durations [6SPP]

· Lecture 5 – Simulation [2SPP] [6SPP] – Tutorial 4-5 solutions

· Coursework

· Lecture 6 – SSADM and data flow diagrams [2SPP] [6SPP]

· Lecture 7 – Deciding whether to invest in a project [2SPP] [6SPP] – Tutorial 7 solutions

· Lecture 8 – How to handle uncertainty in decisions [2SPP] [6SPP] – Tutorial 8 solutions

· Lecture 9 – Using decision trees to structure decision problems [2SPP] [6SPP] – Tutorial 9 solutions

Coursework

The coursework counts for 50 % of the total mark.

· Coursework can be obtained from here [>>]

· Use CW for submitting your coursework: CW Coursework Submission Information for Students

· A coursework in any other file format than EXCEL will be considered as not submitted. A file that can not be opened also will be considered as not submitted. All students are responsible for following the status of their submission. The successful and failed submissions will be announced in here.

· Name your file using your CSIT username, e.g. abc05m.xls

· Deadline: 15 April, Tuesday, 12:00 (noon)