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Management of Large Software Projects Tathagat Varma MindTEK, 25-Mar-2004 Disclaimer Most of what I quote is from standard textbooks research firms A little of what I say is from my own limited experience. I am still learning Software Project Management ! I am not specifically advocating any specific process or methodology Some principles can also be applied in smaller projects Apply your judgment as per your own requirements and situation Topics not covered Project Management Project Structure, Organization of roles and responsibilities Long-distance Project Management ? People Management Performance Management Managing Cross-cultural teams Quality Management Detailed discussion on Software Management Processes and Software Engineering Processes Using Measurement and Metrics for Project Management Technology Management Configuration Management Agenda Economics, Success Rates and Effort for Large Software Projects Reduce Software Size Managing Late Changes Staffing and Recruitment Productivity Misc. Topics My Experiences QA Reality Check #1 Reality check #2 Project Outcome Standish categorizes projects into three resolution types: Successful: The project is completed on time and on budget, with all features and functions originally specified. Challenged: The project is completed and operational, but overbudget, late, and with fewer features and functions than initially specified. Failed: The project is canceled before completion, or never implemented. Are we improving ? Reasons behind this improvement Standish Chairman Jim Johnson says, “The primary reason is the projects have gotten a lot smaller. Doing projects with iterative processing as opposed to the waterfall method, which called for all project requirements to be defined up front, is a major step forward.” “People have become much more savvy in project management,” Johnson says. “When we first started the research, project management was a sort of black art. Reasons… The Standish Group predicts that mo