Soft Ware Project Management In Practice

by Pankaj Jalote

Description We often hear aboutsoftware projects that are late, over budget, or unable to satisfycustomer needs. Yet some organizations are able to manage projectafter project successfully with desired results. In this book,Pankaj Jalote looks at one such organization, Infosys Technologies,a highly regarded high-maturity organization, and details theprocesses it has in place to manage projects. Revealing exactly howInfosys operates, Jalote provides an excellent case study to guideproject managers everywhere. The specific Infosys practices described reflect soundmanagement principles and practices. They are also grounded incommon sense, and can be incorporated into any organizationssoftware development operation easily.With an actual softwareproject from Infosys used as a running example, the author explainsthe key aspects of successful project management?from processplanning through project monitoring and closure. The practicesdiscussed are also compatible with the widely adopted CapabilityMaturity Model? (CMM?). In the end, readers will gain a practicalframework for systematically improving the planning and executionof any software project. For Sale in Indiansubcontinent only By the former software quality leader at the world-renowned Infosys Technologies -- one of the world's first organizations certified at CMM Level 5! Includes extensive examples and a running, start-to-finish case study. Delivers systematic guidance for improving both project planning and execution. Managing Software Projects. Project Planning The Project Planning Infrastructure. Process Planning. Effort Estimation and Scheduling. Quality Planning. Risk Management. Measurement and Tracking Planning. The Project Management Plan. Configuration Management. Project Execution and Closure Reviews. Project Monitoring and Control. Project Closure.

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Professor Pankaj Jalote is the Director of Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology.

He completed his PhD from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1985, M.S. from Pennsylvania State University in 1982 and B.Tech. from IIT Kanpur in 1980.

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Software Project Management in Practice