 Overview of Project management. ◦ Management. ◦ Project Management. ◦ Software Project Management. ◦ Project(Dimensions, Characteristics, Complexity, nature). ◦ Goals of Project Management. ◦ Project Phases. ◦ Project Life Cycle. ◦ Cost and Cost Management.

o Project vs. Program Management. o Project success. o Trade of Triangle(time, cost, quality). o Technical Fundamentals. o Project Management Skills. o Project Management Knowledge Areas. o Team Leadership. o Project Organization.

Basically, the management involves the following activities:   Planning- deciding what is to be done (define parameter, define boundaries, time frame)   Organizing - making arrangements (you see around what are the resources available [competence, capability, compatibility ]  then look forward what other addition resources you have required)   Staffing - selecting the right people for the job   Directing - giving instructions [if project is different pad out or its a long term projector the output in versatile in nature that nature require some sort of guidance and trainings]

  Monitoring - checking on progress [why we monitor the things because you want to ensure things or project activities is going to be completed with in a time and budget limit]   Controlling - taking action to remedy hold- ups [when project is start some unseen problems are come like resource sharing, use of methodology, resource input unavailability or could be external factor which are effecting the over all development or performance that activity then you control and you take remedial measure to remove all the obstacle which are effecting progress or pace of work]

  Innovating - coming up with new solutions [some activities where you introduce the new ideas, you apply new technology or new system being introduced around, as project manager you should be careful to manage new innovation]   Representing- liaising with users, etc.

 Project Management is the art of maximizing the probability that a project delivers its goals on Time, to Budget and at the required Quality.  Specific in nature.  Every have a Start date and end Date.  Project management is accomplished through the use of the processes such as: Initiating, [define process groups, establish the authority who is made responsible and authorize to start the project activities.] Planning: [define the project objective, check project objective is realistic, project objective is achievable, cost effective, alternate plan B,C, etc]

Executing: [inputs, people, machinery, instruction sets, all this things needs to be assembled and then project activity like planning done and executing is start] Controlling: [Monitoring mean how the work is being done. Tracking mean where we do stand. (define milestone, define task) Monitoring mechanism should deduct identify the obstacle and provide best alternative solution. Because in project management have limited time. ]

 Closing: [Every project must be closeout (define closeout process, user point of view implementation, installation, training, configuration,)] It is important to note that many of the processes within project management are iterative in nature.

 Famous business authors and consultants are stressing the importance of project management. As Tom Peters writes in his book, Reinventing Work: the Project 50,  “To win today you must master the art of the project!”  The art of organising, leading, reporting and completing a project through people.

 Software project management is distinct from managing any other project due to complexity involved in development process.  Product: ◦ The software could be combination of one program or many programs some functions are return some routine has been developed or some subroutine has been developed and some instruction sets has been integration to deliver a one control system.  Invisibility: ◦ The software product developed as result of software project the project has no shape no size the cannot be applied they cannot be measure. ◦ User utilize the outcome facility but cannot see the internal view.

 Monitoring: ◦ Visibility factor are low and specialized nature of project it require a special type monitoring system. ◦ Traditional monitoring of performance cannot apply to the software project.  Sensitivity :  Result of software project management which product is deliver it has a very sensitive nature.  If you are developing a software banking or institution you don’t have any margin of error. All the transaction must be processed in error free mode. How you are going to check that all these transaction are being done in error free mode. That is the complexity.  Quality Assurance:  By default massage should be passed on to client this product is error free.  We have tested it as per national and international standard.

 Software project management is the art and science of planning and leading software projects. It is a sub-discipline of project management in which software projects are planned, implemented, monitored and controlled.  Following are the most common causes of failures of Software. ◦ Insufficient end-user involvement ◦ Poor communication among customers, developers, users and project managers ◦ Inaccurate estimates of needed resources

◦ Badly defined or incomplete system requirements and specifications ◦ Poor reporting of the project's status ◦ Poorly managed risks ◦ Use of immature technology ◦ Inability to handle the project's complexity ◦ Stakeholder politics (e.g. absence of executive support, or politics between the customer and end-users) ◦ Commercial pressures

Dictionary meaning is  Planned activity. Every project has a definite beginning and a definite end. The end is reached when the project’s objectives have been achieved, or it becomes clear that the project objectives will not or cannot be met, or the need for the project no longer exists and the project is terminated.  It should be unique. Unique means that the product or service is different in some distinguishing way from all other products or services.

 It should have aim/Task/Purpose. The projects are designed to achieve specific targets defined in terms of aims, tasks or a purpose. The nature and size of the project depends upon complexity of the task, realization of the aims and scope of the purpose any organization wants to achieve. In short project has to be aimed for achieving certain tasks in a given time frame  Limited time scale. The projects are always designed considering time constraints. Extension to the project completion dead lines are always discouraged as time overrun, costs extra and in some cases opportunity cost for not completing a project is too high A project is an activity with specific goals which takes place over a finite period of time.

◦ Every project has three things …. 1. A Project is a planned set of activities 2. A Project has a scope 3. A Project has time, cost, quality and resource constraints

Examples of projects include:  Developing a new product or service.  Effecting a change in structure, staffing, or style of an organization.  Designing a new transportation vehicle.  Developing or acquiring a new or modified information system.  Constructing a building or facility.  Building a water system for a community in a developing country.  Running a campaign for political office.  Implementing a new business procedure or process.

 Software Project Management is very complex, different in nature, and require a special skill set to manage the project.  In General management every thing in routine.  In Project management we concentrate on time factor and productivity.  Time factor is critical in s/w project management.