Learning outcomes

The objective of the course is to introduce the students to the initation, management and tracking of software projects. The course prepares students to the practical Software Project Management -course. This book examination is a prerequisite to the Software Project Management -course.

Contents

Management of software work and people. Management and specification of requirements. Project management. Estimation of work efforts and production costs. Risk management. Configuration management. Software quality. Different contract types. Software for project management.

Teaching language

English, Finnish

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Recommended year of study

3. year autumn

Or later, advanced studies. Examinations usually take place at the beginning of autumn and at the end of spring.

Study materials

1. Hughes & Cotterell, Software Project Management, McGraw-Hill 2006.
2. Selected research articles.

 

Belongs to following study modules