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To understand software project management activities, we should first understand what you mean by project management. Project management means “plan the work” and once planning has been done. Now work on the plan. It means to follow the plan. A Software Project Management Activities consist as follows: Planning: Estimation, resource allocation, and scheduling. Staffing: Recruiting …

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Software project management life cycle consists of a series of processes as described below: Identify Need Initiate the Project Plan the Project Execute the plan Closeout the Project In a typical project life cycle, almost every software starts with a need for the software. Somebody in an organization feels the need for software to automate …

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During the project lifecycle, the software project manager executes the project management processes. The project management processes are concerned with planning and controlling the work of the project. The project manager performs the project’s planning, executing the plan that is directing the team to carry out development work. Whenever there is a deviation, the project …

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PRINCE: Origin – UK Administered by APMG Worldwide adoption A process-based project management methodology Prescriptive, but Tailorable Used mostly within the UK PMBOK (more popular) Origin USA Administered by PMI Worldwide adoption A knowledge-based approach to project management Non-prescriptive Used worldwide and followed by over 75% of projects. References: NPTEL Software Project Management by Rajib …

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Several guidelines have come up for the project manager to carry out the project management processes. Essentially these are two types: Off-the-shelf project management standards. In-house project management standards. In the off-the-shelf project management standards, the popular ones are PMBOK (Project Manager Book of Knowledge), PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments), and ISO 21500. On the …

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PRINCE stands for: Projects IN Controlled Environments A generic project management method – PRINCE1 was specific for IT-project management. Developed by the UK’s office of government commerce Popularly used in the UK Process-driven approach PRINCE2 is a more generic project management standard and can be used for both small and big projects. There are essentially …

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The PMBOK is a prevalent project management standard, and it is the Project Management Body of Knowledge and dominant project management standard used widely across various projects. The PMBOK basically consists of several terminologies and guidelines. This has been documented in the form of a book, as you can see here Project Management Book of …

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A group of projects managed in a coordinated way to gain benefits that would not be possible when the projects are managed independently by D. C. Ferns. It is a collection of projects managed in a coordinated and collaborative way to gain some benefits that would not be possible when the projects are managed independently. …

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