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BIT 413 Software Project Management Course Outline

This document outlines a course on software project management. The course aims to introduce students to IT project management and prepare them for research methods. It will consist of 3 credit hours over 12 weeks, taught through lectures, discussions, seminars and tutorials. Students will be assessed through assignments, tests, projects and a final exam. The course covers topics like introduction to software project management, project evaluation, activity planning, monitoring and control, managing contracts, organizing teams, and project management personnel.

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BIT 413 Software Project Management Course Outline

This document outlines a course on software project management. The course aims to introduce students to IT project management and prepare them for research methods. It will consist of 3 credit hours over 12 weeks, taught through lectures, discussions, seminars and tutorials. Students will be assessed through assignments, tests, projects and a final exam. The course covers topics like introduction to software project management, project evaluation, activity planning, monitoring and control, managing contracts, organizing teams, and project management personnel.

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MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS


COURSE CODE : BIT 413 COURSE TITLE: SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
COURSE LECTURER: MR. APOLLO WALIARO
ROOM: ECA201 . CONTACT: 0700176843
1.0 INTRODUCTION-COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course aim to introduce the students to Information Technology (IT) project management and prepare them for Research
Methods.

2.0 COURSE OBJECTIVES


By the end of this course a learner should be able to;
a) Explain the nature, purposes, significance, and techniques of project management in dealing with various
Information Systems.
b) Exemplify decision making based on the feasibility of a chosen project proposal implementing defined criteria
and considerations, writing accurate IS project estimates on time and budget
c) Enhance research-oriented skills in collecting, analyzing, and consolidating data; and to be able to present
convincing and data-based project proposals.
d) Develop skills for managing change, risks, clients, teams and suppliers brought about by any IS project.
e) Appreciate the importance of planning, monitoring, controlling, and reporting an IS project.

3.0 DURATION
The course will consist of three credit hours consisting of two lecture hours and one-hour private study per week.
The course will be covered offer a period of 12 weeks consisting of 36 hours of subject contact and 2 hours of examination.

4.0 MODE OF TEACHING


The learners will be taught through the following techniques:
 Lectures,
 Discussions,
 Seminars,
 Tutorials and consultations

5.0 ASSESSMENT
The course will be evaluated through continuous and final written examinations.
 Continuous assessment will account for 30% of the total marks and will be done through assignments, written test
and projects.
 End of course examination will account for 70% of the total marks and will be done through a two hour written
examination.

COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK TOPIC/SUBTOPIC
1&2 1.0 TOPIC 1: Introduction to Software Project Management
1.1 Project definition,
1.2 Contract management,
1.3 Activities covered by software project management
1.4 Overview of project planning, and
1.5 Stepwise project planning.

3&4 2.0 TOPIC 2: Project Evaluation


2.1 Strategic assessment,
2.2 Technical assessment,
2.3 Cost benefit analysis,
2.4 Cash flow forecasting,
2.5 Cost benefit evaluation techniques, and
2.6 Risk evaluation.

ASSIGNMENT 1
CAT 1
5&6 3.0 TOPIC 3: Activity planning
3.1 Objectives,
3.2 Project schedule,
3.3 Sequencing and scheduling activities,
3.4 Network planning models,
3.5 Forward pass,
3.6 Backward pass,

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3.7 Activity float,
3.8 Shortening project duration,
3.9 Activity on arrow networks,
3.10 Risk management,
3.11 Nature and type of risk,
3.12 Managing risk,
3.13 Hazard identification and hazard analysis,
3.14 Risk planning and control.
7 4.0 TOPIC 4: Monitoring And Control
4.1 Creating framework,
4.2 Collecting the data,
4.3 Visualizing progress,
4.4 Cost monitoring,
4.5 Earned value,
4.6 Prioritizing monitoring,
4.7 Getting project back to target, and
4.8 Change control

ASSIGNMENT II
8 5.0 TOPIC 5: Managing Contracts
5.1 Introduction,
5.2 Types of contract,
5.3 Stages in contract placement,
5.4 Typical terms of a contract,
5.5 Contract management and acceptance.
9 6.0 TOPIC 5: Managing people and Organizing Teams
6.1 Introduction,
6.2 Understanding behavior, and
6.3 organizational behavior:

CAT 2
10 7.0 TOPIC 6: Project Management Personnel
7.1 Background of the project and selecting the right person for the job,
7.2 Instruction in the best methods,
7.3 Motivation,
7.4 The oldman and hackman job characteristics model,
7.5 Working in groups and becoming a team,
7.6 Decision making, leadership and organizational structures,
7.7 Stress, health and safety, and
7.8 Case studies.

11 REVISION
12-13 EXAMINATIONS

REFERENCES
NB: The key reference material will be the first book.
1. Walker Royce, “Software Project Management A Unified Framework”, Pearson Education, 2004.
2. Humphrey Watts, “Managing the Software Process”, Addison Wesley, 1989
3. Ramesh Gopalaswamy, “Managing Global Projects”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2001.
4. Bob Hughes and Mikecotterell, “Software Project Management”, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2004

Sign………………………………………………………………….. Date:…………………………………
Lecturer, Computer Science

Sign……………………………………………………………………. Date:………………………………….
CoD, Information Technology

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