CSD 332 Software Project Management

5 credits

This course teaches the fundamentals of software project management. Students learn how to manage a software development project from analyzing requirements through providing support: roles of stakeholders, methods of project planning, scheduling, risk analysis and mitigation, scope control, progress monitoring, and quality assurance. Modern techniques such as agile development are studied. Students learn to assess product readiness and manage ways to successfully complete a time-driven or feature-driven project. Different aspects of project readiness are analyzed from feature completeness and acceptance testing to properly documenting, globalizing, and marketing the product.

Prerequisites: CSD 321 and admission to the BAS IT:CSD program

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Describe software process models
Gather requirements for a software project
Prioritize project features
Design technical specifications
List key team roles required for a project
Describe responsibilities of team members
Develop a project schedule
Describe techniques for project tracking
Describe risk mitigation techniques
Show understanding of waterfall methodology
Explain techniques used in agile methodology
Explain pros and cons of agile versus waterfall methodology
Enumerate and apply quality assurance techniques
Identify and explain issues related to maintaining a software product

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

demonstrate competency in software engineering, software testing principles, and quality assurance techniques
implement program management concepts
identify, evaluate, and apply efficient algorithms and technologies required for developing software system
be prepared to obtain an entry-level position at a software development company

Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcome of intercultural appreciation.

Total Hours: 60 Lecture Hours: 40 Lab or Clinical Hours: 20