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Lecture notes of 8 pages for the course Software Project Management at Aston (Notes for all units)
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🧑💼Unit 1: Introduction to Software
Project Management
Type Lecture
Reviewed
Projects
What is a project
Dictionary definitions
Specific plan/design
Planned undertaking
Large undertaking e.g. public works scheme
Jobs vs projects
Jobs - repetition of well-defined, well understood tasks with no or little
uncertainty
Exploration - e.g. finding a cure for a disease; Outcomes/duration/budget
uncertain
Projects - in the middle
Characteristics of Projects
Unit 1: Introduction to Software Project Management 1
, Non routine
Planned
Aiming at specific target
Carried out for group/single person
Involving several specialisms
Made up of several different phases
Constrained by time/resources
Large/complex
Planning
Project Management Cycle
Feasibility study
Is project technically feasible/worthwhile
Planning
Only done if project is feasible
Execution
Implementation plan, but plan likely to change as we go along
Software life cycle (ISO 12207)
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