International Islamic University, Islamabad.

Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences

Department of Software Engineering

Term: Fall 2010

Batch: BS‐SE
Course Code: SE 461
Credit Hours: 3 Hrs
Course Title: Software Project Management
Course Pre‐ Requisite: Data Structures, Software Engineering‐1
Course Instructor: Asim Ajmal – Project Manager, LMKR
Email: asim.ajmal@gmail.com
Contact: 0300 8500329

Objective: To develop ability to plan and manage software development projects successfully,
maximizing the return from each stage of the software development life cycle.

Week# Topics will be Covered

1 Introduction to Project Management
• What is Project?
• What is Project Management?
• Project Life Cycle
• Project, Program and Portfolio Management
• Project Stakeholders
• Project Manager
• Project Management Skills
• Organizational structures and influence on Project Management

2 Portfolio Management
• Strategic Planning
• Identifying Projects
• Project Proposals
• Project Selection Methods
• Applying a Selection Model
• Project Selection
• Project Success

3 Project Management Context & Processes

• Project Management Process Groups
• Project Management Knowledge Areas
• Relationship between Process groups and Knowledge Areas
• Initiation Process Group
• Planning Process Group
• Execution Process Group
• Monitoring and Control Process Group
• Closure Process Group

4 Project Integration Management

• Project Charter
• Project Management Plan
• Manage Project Execution
5 Project Integration Management
• Monitor and Control Project Work
• Integrated Change Management and Control
• Project or Phase Closure
6 Project Scope Management
• Requirement Collection
• Scope Definition
• WBS – Work Breakdown Structure

7 Project Scope Management

• WBS – Work Breakdown Structure
• Scope Verification
• Scope Control

8 Mid Term Exam

9 Project Time Management

• Activities Definition
• Activities Sequence
• Activity Resource Estimation
• Activity Duration Estimation

10 Project Time Management

• Schedule Development
• Schedule Control

Project Cost Management

• Cost Estimation
• Determination of Project Budget

11 Project Cost Management

• Cost Control
o Earned Value Management

12 Project Risk Management

• Risk Management Plan
• Risk Identification
• Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Risk Response
• Risk Control

13 Scrum and Agile Project Management

• Agile
• Agile Principle
• Agile Processes
• Agile Attributes

14 Scrum and Agile Project Management

• Iterative Development
• SCRUM
 15 Scrum and Agile Project Management
• Agile Myths
• Challenges with Agile and Scrum

16 Course Revision

Reference Books:
• A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) 4th Edition,
Project Management Institute, Newton Square, Pennsylvania, USA.www.pmi.org

• Project management – The managerial process (3rd ed.). NY: McGraw‐Hill. 658.404
G791p3. Gray, C., & Larson, E. (2006)

• Software Project Management, Richard H. Thayer, Wiley IEEE Press 2002, ISBN 0‐7695‐
1199‐6

Course Assessment:
Quizzes (Un announced) + Participation 10 %
Assignments 10 %
Mid Term Exam (07/08th Week) 20 %
Final Paper 60 %

Grading Policy: As announced by the University.

Deliverable Deadlines: All the Deliverables or Assignments (etc) must be submitted on or

before due date. Late submission will not be accepted.