Importance of Software Project Management – Software engineering problem and software product- software product attributes, Definition of a Software Project (SP)- SP Vs. other types of projects activities covered by SPM, categorizing SPs- Project management cycle- SPM framework - types of project plan.

Introduction- strategic assessment and technical assessment - economic analysis- Present worth- future worth- annual worth-Internal Rate of Return (IRR) method- benefit-cost ratio analysis- Including uniform gradient cash flow and comparison of mutually exclusive alternatives.

Objectives of Activity planning – Project schedules – Activities – Sequencing and scheduling – Network Planning models – Formulating Network Model – Forward Pass & Backward Pass techniques – Critical path (CRM) method – Risk identification – Assessment – Risk Planning –Risk Management – PERT technique – Monte Carlo simulation – Resource Allocation – Creation of critical paths – Cost schedules.

Framework for Management and control – Collection of data – Visualizing progress – Cost monitoring – Earned Value Analysis – Prioritizing Monitoring – Project tracking – Change control – Software Configuration Management – Managing contracts – Contract Management.

Managing people – Organizational behavior – Best methods of staff selection – Motivation – The Oldham – Hackman job characteristic model – Stress – Health and Safety – Ethical and Professional concerns – Working in teams – Decision making – Organizational structures – Dispersed and Virtual teams – Communications genres – Communication plans – Leadership.