Syllabus For The Subject SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT & QUALITY ASSURANCE

UNIT - 01

INTRODUCTION - PRODUCT LIFE

UNIT - 02

PROJECT LIFE CYCLE MODELS - WATER FALL MODEL - PROTOTYPING MODEL - RAD

MODEL - SPIRAL MODEL - PROCESS MODELS

UNIT - 03

MATRICS

UNIT - 04

SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT - DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY -

PROCESSES AND ACTIVITIES - CONFIGURATION AUDIT MATRICS

UNIT - 05

SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE - DEFINITIONS - QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE

- SQA TOOLS - ORGANIZATION OF STRUCTURES

UNIT - 06

RISK MANAGEMENT - RISK IDENTIFICATION - QUANTIFICATION MONITORING -

MITIGATION

UNIT - 07

PROJECT INITIATION - PROJECT PLANNING AND TRACKING - WHAT - COST - WHEN AND

HOW - ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES - ASSIGNING RESOURCES - PROJECT TRACKING -

PROJECT CLOSURE - WHEN AND HOW - SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS GATHERING -

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED - SKILLS SETS REQUIRED - CHALLENGES - MATRICS -

ESTIMATION 3 PHASES OF ESTIMATION - FORMAL MODELS FOR SIZE ESTIMATION -

TRANSLATING SIZE ESTIMATE TO EFFORT SCHEDULE ESTIMATE - MATRICS

UNIT - 08

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PHASES - REUSABILITY - TECHNOLOGY CHOICES -

STANDARDS - PORTABILITY USER INTERFACE - TESTABILITY - DIAGONOSABILITY ETC -

TESTING - PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN TESTING PHASE - IN THE MAINTENANCE PHASE -

IMPACT ON INTERNET ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT

UNIT - 09

INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE QUALITY - SOFTWARE MODELING - SCOPE OF THE

SOFTWARE QUALITY PROGRAM - ESTABLISHING QUALITY GOALS - PURPOSE - QUALITY

OF GOALS - SQA PLANNING SOFTWARE - PRODUCTIVITY AND DOCUMENTATION -

SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN - PURPOSE AND SCOPE - SOFTWARE QUALITY

ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT

UNIT - 10

ORGANIZATION - QUALITY ASKS - RESPONSIBILITIES - DOCUMENTATION - STANDARDS -

PRACTICES - CONVENTIONS AND METRICS - REVIEWS AND AUDITS - MANAGEMENT -

TECHNICAL REVIEW - SOFTWARE INSPECTION PROCESS - WALK THROUGH PROCESS -

Vinayaka Missions University,Directorate of Distance Education

Salem India

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

2 Yr.

SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT & QUALITY ASSURANCE(2050162)

AUDIT PROCESS - TEST PROCESSES - ISO - CMM COMPATIBILITY - PROBLEM

REPORTING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION

UNIT - 11

TOOLS - TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGIES - CODE CONTROL - MEDIA CONTROL -

SUPPLIER CONTROL - RECORDS COLLECTION - MAINTENANCE AND RETENTION -

TRAINING AND RISK MANAGEMENT

UNIT - 12

ISO 9000 MODEL - CMM MODEL - COMPARISONS - ISO 9000 WEAKNESSES - CMM

WEAKNESSES - SPICE - SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND CAPABILITY

DETERMINATION