Sat. Jan 21st, 2023

Unit 3 – Project Management

The following resources will be useful to you during this unit.

Required Software Resources

ProjectLibre – an open source project management software package which helps in the creation of resource management and scheduling

Section A Project Management Concepts

Costs and Timescales

Project budget

Setting milestones and deadlines

Interim Reviews

Quality and Deliverables

Application of current quality standards

Defining success criteria (SMART)

Customer requirements (functional and non-functional requirements)

Risk

Identifying typical risks

Risk management cycle

Handling issues

Benefits

Business benefits

Return on investment

Project Lifecycle

Conception and start up

Definition of the project

Planning

Launch and Execution

Closure

Post-project review

Professionalism

Codes of conduct

Communication and presentation for project planning and management

Section B Starting up a Computing Project

Interpreting the Business Case

Stakeholders

Identifying Assumptions and Constraints

Section C Project Planning

Scheduling and Milestones

Resources and Budgeting

Risk Management Strategy

Section D Executing and Monitoring a Project

The Waterfall Software Development Life Cycle Model

Section E Project Closure and Post-project Review

Closing a Live Project