Examining the big picture of software project management
Initiating the software Project
Identifying project purpose,
Living with stakeholders, project feasibility study
Understanding Product Scope and Project Scope, Managing Stakeholder Objectives, Creating the Project Scope, Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
The Importance of Communicating Effectively, Avoiding Communication Breakdowns, Calculating the Communication Channels, Building an Effective Communication Management Plan, Defining Who Needs What Information, Defining When Communication Is Needed
Identifying Pure and Business Risks, Determining Stakeholder Risk Tolerance, Mitigating Risks Early On, Managing Risks in Your Organization, Using Software Models for Risk Management, Preparing a Risk Response Plan
Organizing Information Before You Build a Timeline, Project network diagram, Identifying Activity Influencers
Defining Quality, Working with a Quality Policy, Balancing Time, Cost, and Quality
Creating Cost Estimates, Creating an Accurate Estimate, Considering Project Profitability, Planning for Contingencies, Controlling Project Costs
Project Human Resource Management: Acquire Project Team, Develop Project Team, Manage Project Team
Procurement Management: Vendor Selection, Using Screening System, Negotiating for the best solution, Administering Contracts
Change Management: Introducing the Controlling Process Group, Controlling the Project Scope, Controlling Project Costs, Controlling the Project Schedule
Finalizing Project management, closing the software project, closing out contracts.
