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Planning and Managing Software Projects 2011-12
Session 1

Course Overview
Introduction, and Fundamentals
Emanuele Della Valle
http://emanueledellavalle.org
Credits                                                           2

§  This slides are largely based on Prof. John Musser
    class notes on Principles of Software Project
    Management
§  Original slides are available at
    http://www.projectreference.com/
§  Reuse and republish permission was granted




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Today                                                             3

§  Course basics, administrative items
§  Introductions
§  Fundamentals




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Syllabus Review                                                   4

§  URL
     •  http://emanueledellavalle.org/Teaching/PMSP-2011-12.html

§  Schedule
     •  Monday 10.15 - 12.15 (13.15 when explicitly stated)
             –  If you agree, I would do 10.30-12.00 when we use 2 hours
                and 10.30-11.45 + 12.00–13.00 when we use 3 hours
     •  Wednesday 13.15 – 15.15
             –  If you agree, I would do 13.30-15.00

§  Content
     •  See next slide
§  Homework assignments
     •  We will simulate the early phases of a software project
     •  See slide after the next one
§  Optional Readings
     •  They illustrate the content of the upcoming lesson,
        useful for discussion
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Syllabus Review                                                   5

§  URL
     •  http://emanueledellavalle.org/Teaching/PMSP-2011-12.html

§  Schedule
     •  Follows project phases
     •  Goal:
             –  walk away from this course with skills applicable to all
                forms of projects
             –  but software and IT projects in particular, because they
                have special characteristics
     -  I will bring in show & tell from my past/current projects
     -  It would be nice if you bring in discussions in relation to
        your projects




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Syllabus Review – Homework Assignments                             6

§  Why
     •  Apply, in a simplified context, some of the points
        presented in class
     •  Develop project related capabilities
     •  Develop teamwork ability
§  What
     •  Homework 1 (7 points)
             –  Statement of Work for your project
     •  Homework 2 (7 points)
             –  Initial Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for your project
     •  Homework 3 (4 points)
             –  Software Factory set-up for your project
     •  Homework 4 (15 points)
             –  Develop a final project plan in MS Project (including
                durations, resources, links, successors & predecessors) for
                your project


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Syllabus Review – Homework Assignments                                   7

§  How
     •  work in team (up to 3 people)
     •  Working alone is possible, but you should believe in
             –  “If you want something done, do it yourself”
             –  “Chi fa da se, fa per tre”

§  When
     •      Homework                  1   –   class 5 – 26.3.2012
     •      Homework                  2   –   class 9 – 16.4.2012
     •      Homework                  3   –   class 20 – 18.6.2012
     •      Homework                  4   –   Final review – 20.6.2012




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Syllabus Review – Textbooks                                                   8

§  Recommended texts (not mandatory)
     •  These provide two very different viewpoints
             –  In-the-trenches vs. PMI textbook perspective
             –  Rapid Development , Steve McConnell
                     -     http://www.stevemcconnell.com/rd.htm
             –      Information Technology Project Management , Kathy
                   Schwalbe
                     -     http://www.kathyschwalbe.com/

§  More reading
     •        Quality Software Project Management , D. Shafer
             –     http://books.google.com/books?id=YYFEqNz7oKcC&printsec=frontcover
     •        Software Project Survival Guide , Steve McConnell
             –  http://www.stevemcconnell.com/sg.htm
     •        Peopleware , T. DeMarco and T. Lister
             –  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
                Peopleware:_Productive_Projects_and_Teams


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Syllabus Review – Exams                                           9

§  For those that follow the classes
     •  Mid-term review: 2.5.2012
     •  Final review:
             –  tentatively scheduled for 20.6.2012
             –  1st exam session in the summer

§  For those that do not follow the classes
     •  Any session will do
     •  The exam consists of a mid-term and a final review
     •  Homework assignments must be delivered one week
        head the exam session




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Basics                                                            10

§  Essential elements of software project management
§  Practical, rapid development focus
§  Real-world case studies
     •  And other examples like job interviews
§  Highly interactive
§  Small class == large input
§  Dry as toast?




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My Background                                                     11

§  10+ years, +50 projects
    §  Engineer, team lead, project manager, program manager
§  Projects of all shapes and sizes
    •  90% in research 10% for industries
    •  20% lasting 2-3 years 80% lasting 2-6 weeks
    •  I’ve seen the spectrum of types and sizes of IT projects
§  Areas of expertise
    •  Web
             –     Semantic Web
             –     Web Services
             –     Web 2.0
             –     Search Engines
     •  Information System Integration
             –  Service Oriented Architecture
             –  Business Process Management
     •  Knowledge Management Systems
             –  Information Portals
             –  Semantic Search
§  Application sectors: mobile, social media, open data,
    healthcare, government, b2b

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My Background – My Last Project                                   12




           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGOKe_lhSks
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Introduction
The Field                                                                             13

§  Jobs: where are they?
     •  http://www.linkedin.com PM vs. Developers
§  Professional Organizations
    •  Project Management Institute (PMI) (pmi.org)
    •  Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
    •  IEEE Software Engineering Group
§  Certifications
    •  PMI PMP
             –  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Management_Professional

§  The PMBOK – PMI Body of Knowledge
§  Tools
    •  MS Project
             –  Available in A3.3 where we will go for class 6
             –  http://office.microsoft.com/project
     •  Other similar tools
             –     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_project_management_software

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The Field Part 2                                                  14

§  Average PM salary $81,000 (in USA)
§  Contract rates for PM s can match techies
§  PMI certification adds avg. 14% to salary
§  PMI certs
     •  1993: 1,000
     •  2002: 40,000
     •  2011: 300,000
§  Other cert: CompTIA Project+
§  Links: http://www.projectreference.com/#Certification




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Job Fundamentals                                                  15

§  Skills required
§  PM Positions and roles
§  The process




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Introduction - Job Fundamentals
Project Management Skills                                         16

§  Leadership
§  Communications
§  Problem Solving
§  Negotiating
§  Influencing the Organization
§  Mentoring
§  Process and technical expertise




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Project Manager Positions and Roles                               17

§  Project Administrator / Coordinator
§  Assistant Project Manager
§  Project Manager / Program Manager
§  Executive Program Manager
§  V.P. Program Development




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Introduction
Let’s Do a Pico-Project in the Next 30 minutes                    18

§  What
     •  Make a paper airplane including
        instruction to throw it
     •  Maximizes:
         –  The range:
             -  the farther I can throw it
                (reading the instruction),
                the better it is
         –  The aesthetics:
             -  You will vote
§  How
     •  Work in team of 3-4 people
     •  Use an A4 paper and (optionally) a
        clip
     •  You can draw whatever you like on
        the surface

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Introduction
Software Project Management                                         19




                                                       Management

                                                         Project
                                                       Management



                                                        Software
                                                         Project
                                                       Management




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Introduction
PM History in a Nutshell                                          20

§  Birth of modern PM: Manhattan Project (the bomb)
     •  See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project
             –  employed more than 130,000 people and cost nearly $2
                billion ($24 billion in 2008 dollars)

§  1970 s: military, defense, construction industry were
    using PM software
§  1990 s: large shift to PM-based models
     •      1985: Total quality management
     •      1990-93: Re-engineering, self-directed teams
     •      1996-99: Risk mgmt, project offices
     •      2000: Merge & Acquisition, global projects




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Project Management                                                21

§  What s a project?
§  PMI definition
     •  A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create
        a unique product or service
        –  Temporary
            -  Can be years
            -  Result can be lasting
            -  Team can be temporary
        –  Unique
            -  Ex: thousands of buildings, but each is unique
§  Progressively elaborated
     •  With repetitive elements
     •  Scope should be constant even as elaboration happens
§  A project manager
     •  Analogy: conductor, coach, captain
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Project vs. Program Management                                    22

§  What s a program ?
§  Mostly differences of scale
§  Often a number of related projects
§  Longer than projects
§  Definitions vary
§  Ex: Program Manager for OpenOffice




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Interactions / Stakeholders                                       23

§  As a PM, who do you interact with?
§  Project Stakeholders
     •      Project sponsor
     •      Executives
     •      Team
     •      Customers
     •      Contractors
     •      Functional managers
§  Managing all stakeholder Expectations is challenging
     •  conflict




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PM Tools: Software                                                24

§  Low-end
     •  Basic features, tasks management, charting
     •  A spreadsheet can do, Milestones Simplicity
§  Mid-market
     •  Handle larger projects, multiple projects, analysis tools
     •  MS Project (approx. 50% of market)
     •  OpenProj (valid opensource alternative)
§  High-end
     •  Very large projects, specialized needs, enterprise
     •  AMS Realtime http://www.amsrealtime.com/
     •  Primavera Project Manager http://www.primavera.com/
        (acquired by Oracle in 2009)




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Tools: Gantt Chart                                                25




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Tools: Network Diagram                                            26




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PMI s 9 Knowledge Areas                                           27

§  Project integration management
§  Scope
§  Time
§  Cost
§  Quality
§  Human resource
§  Communications
§  Risk
§  Procurement


§  NOTE: more in next class
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First Principles                                                  28

§  One size does not fit all!
§  Patterns and Anti-Patterns (see Classic Mistakes in
    class 2)
§  Spectrums
     •  Project types
     •  Sizes
     •  Formality and rigor


§  Project are like families, each dysfunctional in it s own
     special way




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Our Pattern: Rapid Development                                    29

§  Faster delivery
§  Reduced risk
§  Increased visibility to customer
§  Don t forsake quality




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Rapid Development Strategy                                        30

McConnell refers to four Pillars
§  Classic Mistake Avoidance
§  Development Fundamentals
§  Risk Management
§  Schedule-Oriented Practices




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Four Project Dimensions                                           31

§  People
§  Process
§  Product
§  Technology




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Trade-off Triangle                                                32

§  Fast, cheap, good. Choose two.




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Trade-off Triangle                                                33

 §  Know which of these are fixed & variable for every
     project




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Comics                                                                                       34




Source: http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/thats-why-we-love-this-job.html
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Fundamentals – Four Dimensions
People                                                                                35

§          It s always a people problem
                                                  - Gerald Weinberg, The Secrets of Consulting

§  Developer productivity: 10-to-1 range
          •  Read more:
             http://forums.construx.com/blogs/stevemcc/archive/
             2008/03/27/productivity-variations-among-software-
             developers-and-teams-the-origin-of-quot-10x-quot.aspx
§  Improvements:
          •  Team selection
          •  Team organization
          •  Motivation




      Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
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People 2                                                          36

Other success factors
§  Matching people to tasks
§  Career development
§  Balance: individual and team
§  Clear communication




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Process                                                           37

§  Is process stifling?
§  2 Types:
     •  Management
     •  Technical
§  Why processes?
     •  cut time-to-market
     •  Improve quality
§  How?
     •      Development fundamentals
     •      Quality assurance
     •      Risk management
     •      Lifecycle planning
§  Avoid abuse by neglect


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The Most Important Process                                        38

§  Customer orientation
§  Foster maturity improvement
§  Rework avoidance




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Product                                                           39

§  The tangible dimension
§  Product size management
§  Product characteristics and requirements
§  Feature creep management




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A Word on Technology                                              40

§  Often the least important dimension
§  Language and tool selection
§  Value and cost of reuse




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Planning                                                          41

§  Determine requirements
§  Determine resources
§  Select lifecycle model
§  Determine product features strategy




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Tracking                                                          42

§  Cost, effort, schedule
§  Planned vs. Actual
§  How to handle when things go off plan?




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Measurements                                                      43

§  To date and projected
     •      Cost
     •      Schedule
     •      Effort
     •      Product features
§  Alternatives
     •      Earned value analysis
     •      Defect rates
     •      Productivity, e.g., Source Line of Code (SLOC)
     •      Complexity, e.g., function points




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Technical Fundamentals                                            44

§  Requirements
§  Analysis
§  Design
§  Construction
§  Quality Assurance
§  Deployment




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Project Phases                                                    45

§  All projects are divided into phases
§  All phases together are known as the Project Life Cycle
§  Each phase is marked by completion of Deliverables
§  Identify the primary software project phases




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Lifecycle Relationships                                           46




 Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
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Seven Core Project Phases                                         47




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Project Phases A.K.A.                                             48




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Phases Variation                                                                                                     49
   Concept
  Exploration


                   System
                  Exploration


                                Requirements



                                                 Design



                                                          Implementation



                                                                      Installation



                                                                                     Operations and
                                                                                        Support



                                                                                                  Maintenance



                                                                                                                Retirement


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Software Project Management - Introduction and fundamentals

  • 1. Planning and Managing Software Projects 2011-12 Session 1 Course Overview Introduction, and Fundamentals Emanuele Della Valle http://emanueledellavalle.org
  • 2. Credits 2 §  This slides are largely based on Prof. John Musser class notes on Principles of Software Project Management §  Original slides are available at http://www.projectreference.com/ §  Reuse and republish permission was granted Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 3. Today 3 §  Course basics, administrative items §  Introductions §  Fundamentals Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 4. Course basics, administrative items Syllabus Review 4 §  URL •  http://emanueledellavalle.org/Teaching/PMSP-2011-12.html §  Schedule •  Monday 10.15 - 12.15 (13.15 when explicitly stated) –  If you agree, I would do 10.30-12.00 when we use 2 hours and 10.30-11.45 + 12.00–13.00 when we use 3 hours •  Wednesday 13.15 – 15.15 –  If you agree, I would do 13.30-15.00 §  Content •  See next slide §  Homework assignments •  We will simulate the early phases of a software project •  See slide after the next one §  Optional Readings •  They illustrate the content of the upcoming lesson, useful for discussion Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 5. Course basics, administrative items Syllabus Review 5 §  URL •  http://emanueledellavalle.org/Teaching/PMSP-2011-12.html §  Schedule •  Follows project phases •  Goal: –  walk away from this course with skills applicable to all forms of projects –  but software and IT projects in particular, because they have special characteristics -  I will bring in show & tell from my past/current projects -  It would be nice if you bring in discussions in relation to your projects Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 6. Course basics, administrative items Syllabus Review – Homework Assignments 6 §  Why •  Apply, in a simplified context, some of the points presented in class •  Develop project related capabilities •  Develop teamwork ability §  What •  Homework 1 (7 points) –  Statement of Work for your project •  Homework 2 (7 points) –  Initial Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for your project •  Homework 3 (4 points) –  Software Factory set-up for your project •  Homework 4 (15 points) –  Develop a final project plan in MS Project (including durations, resources, links, successors & predecessors) for your project Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 7. Course basics, administrative items Syllabus Review – Homework Assignments 7 §  How •  work in team (up to 3 people) •  Working alone is possible, but you should believe in –  “If you want something done, do it yourself” –  “Chi fa da se, fa per tre” §  When •  Homework 1 – class 5 – 26.3.2012 •  Homework 2 – class 9 – 16.4.2012 •  Homework 3 – class 20 – 18.6.2012 •  Homework 4 – Final review – 20.6.2012 Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 8. Course basics, administrative items Syllabus Review – Textbooks 8 §  Recommended texts (not mandatory) •  These provide two very different viewpoints –  In-the-trenches vs. PMI textbook perspective –  Rapid Development , Steve McConnell -  http://www.stevemcconnell.com/rd.htm –  Information Technology Project Management , Kathy Schwalbe -  http://www.kathyschwalbe.com/ §  More reading •  Quality Software Project Management , D. Shafer –  http://books.google.com/books?id=YYFEqNz7oKcC&printsec=frontcover •  Software Project Survival Guide , Steve McConnell –  http://www.stevemcconnell.com/sg.htm •  Peopleware , T. DeMarco and T. Lister –  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Peopleware:_Productive_Projects_and_Teams Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 9. Course basics, administrative items Syllabus Review – Exams 9 §  For those that follow the classes •  Mid-term review: 2.5.2012 •  Final review: –  tentatively scheduled for 20.6.2012 –  1st exam session in the summer §  For those that do not follow the classes •  Any session will do •  The exam consists of a mid-term and a final review •  Homework assignments must be delivered one week head the exam session Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 10. Course basics, administrative items Basics 10 §  Essential elements of software project management §  Practical, rapid development focus §  Real-world case studies •  And other examples like job interviews §  Highly interactive §  Small class == large input §  Dry as toast? Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 11. Course basics, administrative items My Background 11 §  10+ years, +50 projects §  Engineer, team lead, project manager, program manager §  Projects of all shapes and sizes •  90% in research 10% for industries •  20% lasting 2-3 years 80% lasting 2-6 weeks •  I’ve seen the spectrum of types and sizes of IT projects §  Areas of expertise •  Web –  Semantic Web –  Web Services –  Web 2.0 –  Search Engines •  Information System Integration –  Service Oriented Architecture –  Business Process Management •  Knowledge Management Systems –  Information Portals –  Semantic Search §  Application sectors: mobile, social media, open data, healthcare, government, b2b Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 12. Course basics, administrative items My Background – My Last Project 12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGOKe_lhSks Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 13. Introduction The Field 13 §  Jobs: where are they? •  http://www.linkedin.com PM vs. Developers §  Professional Organizations •  Project Management Institute (PMI) (pmi.org) •  Software Engineering Institute (SEI) •  IEEE Software Engineering Group §  Certifications •  PMI PMP –  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Management_Professional §  The PMBOK – PMI Body of Knowledge §  Tools •  MS Project –  Available in A3.3 where we will go for class 6 –  http://office.microsoft.com/project •  Other similar tools –  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_project_management_software Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 14. Introduction The Field Part 2 14 §  Average PM salary $81,000 (in USA) §  Contract rates for PM s can match techies §  PMI certification adds avg. 14% to salary §  PMI certs •  1993: 1,000 •  2002: 40,000 •  2011: 300,000 §  Other cert: CompTIA Project+ §  Links: http://www.projectreference.com/#Certification Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 15. Introduction Job Fundamentals 15 §  Skills required §  PM Positions and roles §  The process Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 16. Introduction - Job Fundamentals Project Management Skills 16 §  Leadership §  Communications §  Problem Solving §  Negotiating §  Influencing the Organization §  Mentoring §  Process and technical expertise Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 17. Introduction - Job Fundamentals Project Manager Positions and Roles 17 §  Project Administrator / Coordinator §  Assistant Project Manager §  Project Manager / Program Manager §  Executive Program Manager §  V.P. Program Development Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 18. Introduction Let’s Do a Pico-Project in the Next 30 minutes 18 §  What •  Make a paper airplane including instruction to throw it •  Maximizes: –  The range: -  the farther I can throw it (reading the instruction), the better it is –  The aesthetics: -  You will vote §  How •  Work in team of 3-4 people •  Use an A4 paper and (optionally) a clip •  You can draw whatever you like on the surface Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 19. Introduction Software Project Management 19 Management Project Management Software Project Management Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 20. Introduction PM History in a Nutshell 20 §  Birth of modern PM: Manhattan Project (the bomb) •  See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project –  employed more than 130,000 people and cost nearly $2 billion ($24 billion in 2008 dollars) §  1970 s: military, defense, construction industry were using PM software §  1990 s: large shift to PM-based models •  1985: Total quality management •  1990-93: Re-engineering, self-directed teams •  1996-99: Risk mgmt, project offices •  2000: Merge & Acquisition, global projects Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 21. Introduction Project Management 21 §  What s a project? §  PMI definition •  A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service –  Temporary -  Can be years -  Result can be lasting -  Team can be temporary –  Unique -  Ex: thousands of buildings, but each is unique §  Progressively elaborated •  With repetitive elements •  Scope should be constant even as elaboration happens §  A project manager •  Analogy: conductor, coach, captain Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 22. Introduction Project vs. Program Management 22 §  What s a program ? §  Mostly differences of scale §  Often a number of related projects §  Longer than projects §  Definitions vary §  Ex: Program Manager for OpenOffice Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 23. Introduction Interactions / Stakeholders 23 §  As a PM, who do you interact with? §  Project Stakeholders •  Project sponsor •  Executives •  Team •  Customers •  Contractors •  Functional managers §  Managing all stakeholder Expectations is challenging •  conflict Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 24. Introduction PM Tools: Software 24 §  Low-end •  Basic features, tasks management, charting •  A spreadsheet can do, Milestones Simplicity §  Mid-market •  Handle larger projects, multiple projects, analysis tools •  MS Project (approx. 50% of market) •  OpenProj (valid opensource alternative) §  High-end •  Very large projects, specialized needs, enterprise •  AMS Realtime http://www.amsrealtime.com/ •  Primavera Project Manager http://www.primavera.com/ (acquired by Oracle in 2009) Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 25. Introduction Tools: Gantt Chart 25 Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 26. Introduction Tools: Network Diagram 26 Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 27. Fundamentals PMI s 9 Knowledge Areas 27 §  Project integration management §  Scope §  Time §  Cost §  Quality §  Human resource §  Communications §  Risk §  Procurement §  NOTE: more in next class Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 28. Fundamentals First Principles 28 §  One size does not fit all! §  Patterns and Anti-Patterns (see Classic Mistakes in class 2) §  Spectrums •  Project types •  Sizes •  Formality and rigor §  Project are like families, each dysfunctional in it s own special way Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 29. Fundamentals Our Pattern: Rapid Development 29 §  Faster delivery §  Reduced risk §  Increased visibility to customer §  Don t forsake quality Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 30. Fundamentals Rapid Development Strategy 30 McConnell refers to four Pillars §  Classic Mistake Avoidance §  Development Fundamentals §  Risk Management §  Schedule-Oriented Practices Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 31. Fundamentals Four Project Dimensions 31 §  People §  Process §  Product §  Technology Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 32. Fundamentals Trade-off Triangle 32 §  Fast, cheap, good. Choose two. Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 33. Fundamentals Trade-off Triangle 33 §  Know which of these are fixed & variable for every project Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 34. Fundamentals Comics 34 Source: http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/thats-why-we-love-this-job.html Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 35. Fundamentals – Four Dimensions People 35 §  It s always a people problem - Gerald Weinberg, The Secrets of Consulting §  Developer productivity: 10-to-1 range •  Read more: http://forums.construx.com/blogs/stevemcc/archive/ 2008/03/27/productivity-variations-among-software- developers-and-teams-the-origin-of-quot-10x-quot.aspx §  Improvements: •  Team selection •  Team organization •  Motivation Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 36. Fundamentals – Four Dimensions People 2 36 Other success factors §  Matching people to tasks §  Career development §  Balance: individual and team §  Clear communication Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 37. Fundamentals – Four Dimensions Process 37 §  Is process stifling? §  2 Types: •  Management •  Technical §  Why processes? •  cut time-to-market •  Improve quality §  How? •  Development fundamentals •  Quality assurance •  Risk management •  Lifecycle planning §  Avoid abuse by neglect Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 38. Fundamentals – Four Dimensions The Most Important Process 38 §  Customer orientation §  Foster maturity improvement §  Rework avoidance Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 39. Fundamentals – Four Dimensions Product 39 §  The tangible dimension §  Product size management §  Product characteristics and requirements §  Feature creep management Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 40. Fundamentals – Four Dimensions A Word on Technology 40 §  Often the least important dimension §  Language and tool selection §  Value and cost of reuse Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 41. Fundamentals Planning 41 §  Determine requirements §  Determine resources §  Select lifecycle model §  Determine product features strategy Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 42. Fundamentals Tracking 42 §  Cost, effort, schedule §  Planned vs. Actual §  How to handle when things go off plan? Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 43. Fundamentals Measurements 43 §  To date and projected •  Cost •  Schedule •  Effort •  Product features §  Alternatives •  Earned value analysis •  Defect rates •  Productivity, e.g., Source Line of Code (SLOC) •  Complexity, e.g., function points Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 44. Fundamentals Technical Fundamentals 44 §  Requirements §  Analysis §  Design §  Construction §  Quality Assurance §  Deployment Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 45. Fundamentals Project Phases 45 §  All projects are divided into phases §  All phases together are known as the Project Life Cycle §  Each phase is marked by completion of Deliverables §  Identify the primary software project phases Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 46. Fundamentals Lifecycle Relationships 46 Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 47. Fundamentals Seven Core Project Phases 47 Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 48. Fundamentals Project Phases A.K.A. 48 Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle
  • 49. Fundamentals Phases Variation 49 Concept Exploration System Exploration Requirements Design Implementation Installation Operations and Support Maintenance Retirement Planning and Managing Software Projects – Emanuele Della Valle