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DT249 B.Sc in Information Systems and Information Technology

Information Systems Project Management

These resources are posted for supplemental purposes.  They are not a substitute for attendance at lectures where the sharing of knowledge and work experience is encouraged and general interactive participation is the norm.

Lecture Session 2010-2011
Semester 2
Lecture schedule
Thursday
Room K 4 008

Week 1

3 Feb

Introduction and Overview of module
 
Housekeeping
  • DIT library databases (ACM, IEEE, OED, British Standards online)
  • Google Scholar
Successful Project Management
 

Information Systems Project Management – Assignment No 1

From the DIT Library, databases link, access Standards and browse. 
 
The standards documents at this link to NSAI are available to students for free download.  They are expensive - you should NOT buy them.
 
Download a free-of-charge copy of the latest version of:
 
BS ISO/IEC 12207 Information technology. Software life cycle processes.
BS 6079 Project management.
BS ISO/IEC 9126-1 to X  Information technology. Software product quality. Quality model.

ICT Project management standards

 
Important general information for all students. Regularly visit the course website and link to current students at
 
http://www.comp.dit.ie/dt249/
Week 2

10 Feb

Why project Planning?
Project Planning – Formulae, Rules and CPA
PERT - Activity-on-Node
Critical Path Method – Exercise
 
Critical Path Formulae .ppt
Critical Path Formulae . pdf

Information Systems Project Management – Assignment No 1

Project Management Institute

Lab:
Complete two PERT diagram assignments.

BCS April 2006 Q3

Crafting a research paper

 

Week 3

17 Feb

 

Software Quality Factors - .ppt
Software Quality Factors - .pdf
Software Quality Factors - handout

 

 

Quality System - pdf
Quality System - handout
Software Quality: Definitions and Strategic Issues
 
Lab:
Access DIT Library website, link to Databases and download from British Standards Online ISO standard No. BS ISO/IEC 9126-1

Unfair Practice at DIT  - Read Chapter 10  General Assessment Regulations.

The wisest strategy - Don't do it.

Week 4

24 Feb

 

Software life cycle processes .ppt
Software life cycle processes .pdf
Software life cycle processes handout .pdf
 
International Standards .ppt
International Standards .pdf
International Standards - handout .ppt
 
ISO Standards Development
Processes and procedures
ISO six-stage processes

 

ICT Project management standards

Crafting a research paper

Lab: Before the lecture
logon to Databases at DIT library and
download from British Standards Online ISO standard No. BS ISO/IEC 12207

Also find the ISO standard on Function point measurement - ISO/IEC 20968

Bring your copies with you to lecture.

Week 5

3 Mar

Software estimation
 
Function Point Analysis .ppt
Function Point Analysis .pdf
Function Point Analysis .handout
 
 
Software metrics
 
COnstructive COst MOdel – COCOMO
Basic CoCoMo model for estimating
Recovering an out of control project
Unfair Practice - Read the DIT General Assessment Regulations.

The wisest strategy - Don't do it.

 
CoCoMo readings

Software measurement

Week 6

10 Mar

 

 

Risk Management - Risk identification
 
(Handouts)
 
Assignment 1 due this week - hardcopy only.

Please use the following Cover Sheet for you Assignment 1 paper.

It is necessary for you to formally declare that all material that you submit for this module is your own work.  This will require you to complete and sign the following Declaration of own work.

Software Risk Management: Principles and Practice by Boehm 1991

Request for Proposal - Read the Electronic Voting request.

Week 7

17 Mar

 

St. Patrick's Day  
Week 8

24 Mar

 

Strategic Drivers of Software Quality
Software Quality Factors - handout

Resource leveling

Service Level Agreements

ICT Project management standards

CASE Tool Taxonomy

Why projects fail

Download Boehm's spiral model to review risk during the development life cycle.

Week 9

31 Mar

Tonight's session is based in one of the labs on the third floor of the Annex building.

You will need to bring each of these for the session.

 

Tonight's session combines lab. work with feedback on the measurement and metrics assignment.

Please bring a hard copy of your assignment with you so that you can make feedback notes.  You will then need to edit your original submission.

Week 10

7 April

 
Project Management methodology .ppt

Project Management methodology .pdf

Project Management methodology - Handout

(Theory and practice)

What is PRINCE2?

Project Support Office

http://www.prince2.com/prince2-downloads.asp#menu

PRINCE Templates for:

  • Project Brief
  • Project Plan
  • Project Quality Plan
  • Configuration Management Plan
  • Risk Log

SSADM in this context

Week 11

14 April

 

Project control (Completed Week 10)

Contracts and contract clauses

Personnel and Manpower planning .ppt
Personnel and Manpower planning .pdf
Personnel and Manpower planning handout
 

 

 
Software Estimation, Measurement and Metrics
 

 

21 April EASTER  
28 April EASTER  
Week 12

5 May

Personnel and Manpower planning .ppt
Personnel and Manpower planning .pdf
Personnel and Manpower planning handout
 
People in Information Systems .ppt
People in Information Systems .pdf
People in Information Systems handout

Achieving on-going staff training and development.

Product team and Project team 

 
Week 13

12 May

Continued from last week
 
Development Teams
Scheduling matters
Resource loading and resource leveling.
Configuration management

Service Level Agreements

I'll bring copies of slides with me. 

 
Week 14

 

Semester 2 exams commence Monday 16th May.  

Week 15

 

Exams continue.  

 

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