CS 482/582 Software Project Management

Spring 2003

Last updated: April 22, 2003

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Exercises, etc.
  Topic / Description Session Assigned Session Due * On-campus Section
Due Date *
Term Project Selected with approval of instructor 1 31 May 8, 2003
Resource Summary Written summary of supporting reference material for all topics covered in course 1 29 May 1, 2003
Exercise 6 Risk Assessment 22 24 April 15, 2003
Exercise 5 Resource Allocation 21 22 April 8, 2003
Individual Reading Selected with approval of instructor 1 19 March 27, 2003
Exercise 4 Network-based Scheduling 16 17 March 13, 2003
Resource Summary Resource Summaries covering Sessions 2-16 14 16 March 11, 2003
Exercise 3 Effort, Cost & Schedule Estimation 13 14 March 4, 2003
Exercise 2 The POS & WBS 10 11 February 20, 2003
Exercise 1 Selecting a Software Development Life Cycle 7 8 February 11, 2003
Sample Resource Summary Turn in one resource summary for instructor's feedback 6 7 February 6, 2003

* If you are an on-campus students you are expected to submit exercises according to the dates shown above.  If you are an off-campus student you are expected to submit exercises by the time you view the indicated session which should be no more than 10 to 14 days after the work is due for the on-campus section.

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Instructor: William S. Junk, Computer Science Dept., University of Idaho, Janssen Engr Bldg 235, PO Box 441010, Moscow, ID 83844-1010
Telephone: 208-885-7530 / 800-824-2889
Fax:   208-885-9052 (alternate: 208-885-6165)
E- Mail: billjunk@cs.uidaho.edu

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Course Description

(From U of I Catalog) CS J482/J582 Software Project Management (3 cr).  Techniques for planning, organizing, scheduling, and controlling complex software system development and support projects.  Additional projects/assignments reqd for grad cr.  Prereq:  CS 381 or 480 or perm.

This is a comprehensive course in project management tailored to the needs of individuals involved in the development of software or software-intensive products. Software project management deals with the methods, techniques, and tools that will help to achieve a successful product development effort, meeting cost, schedule, and quality targets. The course is intended for technical contributors, individuals wanting to become project managers, and those already performing project management duties.

Specific topics to be covered include:

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Video Tapes Are Available For Purchase:

Contact Engineering Video Outreach at 1-208-885-6373 for more information.

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