Course Syllabus

Course Description

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Course Objectives

Through your practical application of software project management techniques, the module will aim to highlight their problems. You will be expected to critically reflect on the inherent limitations of project management techniques to build a wider understanding and appreciation of the difficulties associated with developing software within a project framework. This will lead to a questioning of the notions of success and failure that are at the heart of project management and their relation to project-based approaches to software systems development.

Key Concepts

1. Software Project Management
2. Basics of Software Team Management
3. Agile Methodologies
4. Project Risk Management

Learning Outcomes

1. Capable of actively participating or successfully managing a software development project by applying project management concepts
2. Able to demonstrate knowledge of project management terms and techniques

Recommended Textbooks

“Software Project Management” Bob Hughes and Mike Cotterell, Third Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill