Meeting : 4 th February 2008 ( Wednesday), 10.15 p.m - 11.15 p.mIn this week, our group have a discussion for the task of " The Stages In Software Project Management".This discussion was handle by using online conference. All group members have to search information about the stages in software project management from many type of sources such as from internet like wikipedia, journal, blog and others. All the information that have been searched, was collect and combine together. After that, we do analysis and filtering process for the information searched.
Here are some of the information about the Software Project Management and also the defination,process inside SPM, stages in SPM, person involved and possible problems occurs in SPM:
Terms and Defination :1) Meaning of Software Project Management- Software project management is a sub-discipline of project management in which software projects are planned, monitored and controlled.
2) Meaning of Project Management
- Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.
3) Meaning of Software Development Process
- A software development process is concerned primarily with the production aspect of software development, as opposed to the technical aspect. These processes exist primarily for supporting the management of software development, and are generally skewed toward addressing business concerns.
4) Meaning of Risk Management
- Risk management is the process of measuring or assessing risk and then developing strategies to manage the risk. In general, the strategies employed include transferring the risk to another party, avoiding the risk, reducing the negative effect of the risk, and accepting some or all of the consequences of a particular risk.
- Traditional risk management, which is discussed here, focuses on risks stemming from physical or legal causes (e.g. natural disasters or fires, accidents, death, and lawsuits).
Project Development Stages:
- Traditionally, project development includes a number of elements: four to five stages, and a control systems.
- Regardless of the methodology used, the project development process will have the same major stages:
1) initiation
2) planning or development
3) production or execution
4) monitoring and controlling
5) closing.
1) Initiation Stage
The initiation stage determines the nature and scope of the development. If this stage is not performed well, it is unlikely that the project will be successful in meeting the business’s needs. The key project controls needed here are an understanding of the business environment and making sure that all necessary controls are incorporated into the project. Any deficiencies should be reported and a recommendation should be made to fix them.
The initiation stage should include a cohesive plan that encompasses the following
areas:
1) Study analyzing the business needs in measurable goals.
2) Review of the current operations.
3) Conceptual design of the operation of the final product.
4) Equipment and contracting requirements including an assessment of 'long-lead' i
tems.
5) Financial analysis of the costs and benefits including a budget.
6) Stakeholder analysis, including users, and support personnel for the project.
7) Project charter including costs, tasks, deliverables, and schedule.
2) Planning and Design Stage
After the initiation stage, the system is designed. Occasionally, a small prototype of the final product is built and tested. Testing is generally performed by a combination of testers and end users, and can occur after the prototype is built or concurrently.
Controls should be in place that ensure that the final product will meet the specifications of the project charter.
The results of the design stage should include a product design that:
1) Satisfies the project sponsor, end user, and business requirements.
2) Functions as it was intended.
3) Can be produced within quality standards.
4) Can be produced within time and budget constraints.
3) Executing Stage
Executing consists of the processes used to complete the work defined in the project management plan to accomplish the project's requirements. Execution process involves coordinating people and resources, as well as integrating and performing the activities of the project in accordance with the project management plan. The deliverables are produced as outputs from the processes performed as defined in the project management plan.
4) Monitoring & Controlling Stage
Monitoring and Controlling consists of those processes performed to observe project execution so that potential problems can be identified in a timely manner and corrective action can be taken, when necessary, to control the execution of the project. The key benefit is that project performance is observed and measured regularly to identify variances from the project management plan.
5) Closing Stage
Closing includes the formal acceptance of the project and the ending thereof. Administrative activities include the archiving of the files and documenting lessons learned. Closing phase consist of two parts:
1) Close project : to finalize all activities across all of the process groups to formally close the
project or a project phase
2) Contract closure: necessary for completing and settling each contract, including the
resolution of any open items, and closing each contract applicable to the
project or a project phase.
MINUTES OF MEETING ON WEEK 6
| Company : Pavilion Wonderland Sdn.Bhd Date :4 February 2009 Time : 9.00 pm – 10.00 pm Venue : Skype Conference Attendees : 1. Phang Shiuh Yaw General Manager 2. Wan Nazirah Wan Mohamad Secretary 3. Noor Erfia Farina Binti Dajali Academic Manager 4. Zairie Bin Mat Zain Academic Manager 5. Mohd Hafiz Bin Mohd Nor IT Manager 6. Mohd Islahuddin bin Mohd Shahrir IT Manager 7. Wan Muhammad Izran bin Wan Muhammad Said Human Resource Manager 8. Anis Amilah Binti Shari Human Resource Manager Agenda: - Identified Stages in SPM
- Others
1. Identified Stages in SPM in this week, our group have a discussion for the task of " The Stages In Software Project Management”. This discussion was handling by using online conference. All group members have to search information about the stages in software project management from much type of sources such as from internet like Wikipedia, journal, blog and others. All the information that have been searched, was collect and combine together. After that, we do analysis and filtering process for the information searched. Here is some of the information about the Software Project Management and also the definition, process inside SPM, stages in SPM, person involved and possible problems occurs in SPM. The detailed of it can be seen on our official blog. Terms and Definition:
1) Meaning of Software Project Management. 2) Meaning of Project Management 3) Meaning of Software Development Process 4) Meaning of Risk Management Project Development Stages: - Traditionally, project development includes a number of elements: four to five stages, and control systems.
- Regardless of the methodology used, the project development process will have the same major stages:
1) Initiation
2) Planning or development
3) production or execution
4) monitoring and controlling
5) closing. 2. Others There are no issues to be discussed. .
All the above task given which have been finish, will be bring forward to the next meeting on week 7 for checking .
Meeting was adjourned at 10.00 pm. Next meeting is scheduled a week from now, i.e. 11 February 2009, same venue and time. All members’ actions are to present their feedback. Minutes prepared by: Check by: ………………………… ……………………………… ( Wan Nazirah Wan Mohamad) (Phang Shiuh Yaw) Secretary General Manager |
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