SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT


Project:
The dictionary definition of project emphasis it on being a planned activity. The project can be distinguished by summarizing the key characteristics as follows:
§ Non-routine tasks are involved.
§ Planning is required
§ Specified objectives are required to be met or a specified product is to be created.
§ The project has a predetermined time span (which may be absolute or relative).
§ Work is carried out for someone other than yourself.
§ Work involves several specialists
§ Work is carried out in several phases
§ The resources that are available for use on the project are constrained.
§ The project is large or complex.

Software project versus other types of project:
Many of the techniques of general project management are applicable to software project management, but Fred Brooks pointed out that the products of software projects have certain characteristics that make them di...