ISBN : 978-81-963532-2-3 (E-Book) SOFTWAREPROJECTPLANNING Project Planning and Project Estimation TechniquesResponsibilitiesofasoftwareproject manager Software project managers take the overall responsibility of steering a project to success. It isvery difficulttoobjectively describe the jobresponsibilitiesofa projectmanager. The jobresponsibility of a project manager ranges from invisible activities like building up team moraleto highly visible customer presentations. Most managers take responsibility for project proposalwriting, project cost estimation, scheduling, project staffing, software process tailoring, projectmonitoring and control, software configuration management, risk management, interfacing withclients, managerial report writing and presentations, etc. These activities are certainly numerous,varied and difficult to enumerate, but these activities can be broadly classified into projectplanning,andprojectmonitoringandcontrolactivities.Theprojectplanningactivityisundertake nbeforethedevelopmentstartstoplantheactivitiestobeundertakenduringdevelopment. The project monitoring and control activities are undertaken once the developmentactivities start with the aim of ensuring that the development proceeds as per plan and changingtheplan whenever required to copeup withthe situation. Skillsnecessaryforsoftwareprojectmanagement A theoretical knowledge of different project management techniques is certainly necessary tobecomeasuccessfulprojectmanager.However,effectivesoftwareprojectmanagementfrequently calls for good qualitative judgment and decision taking capabilities. In addition tohavingagoodgraspofthelatestsoftwareprojectmanagementtechniquessuchascostestimation,riskm anagement,configurationmanagement,projectmanagersneedgoodcommunication skills and the ability get work done. However, some skills such as tracking andcontrolling the progress of the project, customer interaction, managerial presentations, and teambuildingarelargelyacquiredthroughexperience.Nonetheless,theimportanceofsoundknowledge of theprevalent project managementtechniques cannot be overemphasized. ProjectPlanning Once a project is found to be feasible, software project managers undertake project planning.Projectplanningisundertakenandcompletedevenbeforeanydevelopmentactivitystarts.Proj 143 Software Engineering Keerthana P, Manasa KN, Ganga D Bengal
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