Objective:  The primary objective of this project is to give you practice in managing a software project.  Although the scope of the project is restricted due to the length of the semester, it will provide you with valuable experience in terms of planning, organizing, monitoring and recommending adjustments and actions for a software project. 
The approach we will use is to review an existing software system with the following objectives:

1. Development of a project plan given the problem statement of the software system to be developed.
• Identification of tasks, milestones, and deliverables
• Allocation of resources
• Effort estimation
• Risk analysis
  
2. Development of a project organizational structure
   
• Identification of project personnel
• Management of the development process
• Identification of project goals and measurement criteria
3. Monitor project activities
• Collect project information at different milestones
• Analyze data collected
  
• Present data collected in a review session
4. Recommendation of adjustments and actions for planned and unplanned activities
5. Review of the Software Project.
   

Note you will use the software system as a basis for making decisions.

Grading Scheme:  The grade for this project shall be based on three deliverables and two class presentations, representing 30% of the final grade.   Note that some exam questions will be based on the knowledge acquired from participating in project team work.

The following is a brief description of the deliverables and presentations:

Deliverable 1	Software Project Plan (SPP)	Due Feb. 14
Presentation 1	A brief description of  the SPP.  Details will follow.	Feb. 14, 16
Deliverable 2	Project Organizational Structure (POS)	Due  Mar. 16
Final Deliverable	Software Project documentation consisting of: Software Project Plan Project Organizational Structure Project Monitoring Activities Adjustments and Actions A CD with all project material	Due  Apr. 18
Presentation 2	A brief description of the software project management activities - The presentation should be no more than 20 mins.	Apr. 18, 20

Note:  All students in a project team shall receive the same grade unless members of the team request otherwise.  In the event such a request is made then each team member will have to write a report describing her/his contribution and the contribution of the other team members.  In the event team members request to be graded individually the instructor must be notified prior to the final presentation.

Project Teams:  Each team shall consist of 3 or 4 students.  I will assign the project teams.

Selection of Project: 

• I will select the project.
• All teams will work on the same project.
  

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