Learn basics of management and particularly software project management. (Part 4)

1. SOFTWARE PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
PROJECTS & STRATEGIES
SHEIKH KHAWAR QAYYUM

2. DELIVERING SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
• Start on the right foot
• Set realistic objectives and expectation, select right team and give them
everything they need
• Maintain momentum
• Stay top of the progress till end, never let it go down
• Track progress
• Keep reviewing and measuring projects with standards
• Smart decisions
• Keep things simple, handle risks carefully and make use of every minute
• Postmortem analysis
• Learn lessons from mistakes

3. BARRIERS IN DELIVERING SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
• Things that can block your progress or go wrong with your management are
barriers. Following are some;
• Poor Communication
• Disagreement
• Not Smart Goals

4. SIGNS OF JEOPARDY BY JOHN REEL
• Software people don’t understand customer’s need
• Scope isn’t well defined
• Changes aren’t managed effectively
• Inappropriate technology
• Ill defined business requirements
• Unrealistic deadlines
• Resistant users
• Lack or lost of fund/sponsorship
• Lack of skills or technology
• Best management practices aren’t followed

5. BALANCING PROJECTS
• Three major factors are
required to balance
• Scope
• Time
• Cost
• Quality is central aspect Scope Cost
Time
Quality

6. SUCCESSFUL PROJECT
• Successful project;
• Built as per scope and has quality acceptable by all stakeholders
• Delivered on time
• With in budget

7. CUSTOMER EXPECTATION
• Recent trends add another factor
as “customer expectations” & set
it as a central focus in project
management
Expectations
Time
Cost
Scope
Quality

8. SKILLS NEEDED FOR GOOD PROJECT MANAGER
• Leadership
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Negotiating
• Influencing others
• Decision Making
• Mentoring
• Technical Knowledge
• Process expertise