S04se4381defining - Defining the Project Dr. Mark C. Paulk...

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Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Mark C. Paulk
SE 4381, Software Project Planning & Management
Defining the Project

Management Topics
1. Modern project management
2. Organization strategy and
project selection
3. Organization: structure and
culture
4. Defining the project
5. Estimating times and costs
6. Developing a project plan
7. Managing risk
8. Scheduling resources and cost
9. Reducing project duration
10. Leadership
11. Teams
12. Outsourcing
13. Monitoring progress
14. Project closure
15. International projects
16. Oversight
17. Agile PM
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Project Scope Management
(PMBOK)
Includes the processes required to ensure that
the project includes all the work required, and
only the work required, to complete the project
successfully.
• plan scope management
• collect requirements
• define scope
• create WBS
• validate scope
• control scope
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Boehm’s W
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HH Principle
Why is the system being developed?
What will be done?
When will it be done?
Who is responsible for a function?
Where are they located organizationally?
How will the job be done technically and managerially?
How much of each resource is needed?
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Topics: Defining the Project
Defining the project scope
Establishing project priorities
Creating the WBS
Integrating the WBS with the organization
Coding the WBS for the information system
Responsibility matrices
Project communication plan
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Project Scope
A definition of the end result or mission of your
project
Primary purpose – define as clearly as possible
the deliverable(s) for the end user and focus
project plans
A poorly defined scope or mission is the most
frequently mentioned barrier to project success
- approximately 50% of planning problems relate to
unclear definition of scope and goals (Gobeli and
Larson)
- what is the relationship to requirements volatility?
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Project Scope Checklist
Project objective
- define the overall objective to meet your customer’s need(s)
- what, when, how much?
Deliverables
- major deliverables – the expected outputs over the life of
the project
Milestones
- significant events in a project that occur at a point in time
- natural, important control points
Technical requirements
- ensure proper performance
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Limits and exclusions
- prevent false expectations, expending resources on
the wrong problem
Reviews with customer
- internal or external customer
- managing expectations
- Is the customer getting what he or she desires in
deliverables?
- Does the project definition identify key
accomplishments, budgets, timing, and performance
requirements?
- Are questions of limits and exclusions covered?
The typical scope definition for a small project is
one or two pages…
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Project Charter
Scope statement
• aka statement of work (SOW)
• aka project charter
Special meaning of “project charter”
• a document that authorizes the project
manager to initiate and lead the project
• often includes a brief project description, risk