Class Schedule 2251

Week Topics / Slides(PDF) Reading - Books / Resources (Link/PDF) Class Activity Group Assignment Individual Assignment
1
8/25 - 8/30
Course Introduction Rapid - Chapters 1,2 (pp. 1-28) - Introduction & Strategy
[Malachowsky Chapter 1 - Understanding Leadership (pp. 1-20)
Malachowsky 2.1-2.2 Project and Environment (pp. 25-35)]
2
9/1 - 9/5
Mon 9/1 - No Class
Classic Mistakes
Core Concepts
Survival - Chapter 3 (pp. 20-33) - Concepts
Rapid - Chapters 3 (pp. 29-50) - Classic Mistakes
Classic Mistakes
3
9/8 - 9/12
Teams Rapid - Chapters 12 & 13 (pp. 273-317) - Teams
Rapid - Chapter 34 (pp. 539-545) - Team Motivation
Stages of Team Development
Conscious Conflict
Facilitating Communication
[Malachowsky Chapter 4 - Team Structure and Development (pp. 111-144)]
Myers-Briggs Personality Test
4
9/15 - 9/19
Risk Management Rapid - Chapter 5 (pp. 81-106) - Risk Management
[Malachowsky Section 3.7 - Risk Management (pp. 97-102)]
Myers-Briggs Personality Test
Risk Management
5
9/22 - 9/26
Lifecycle Planning
Methodology Concepts
Rapid - Chapter 7 (pp. 133-161) - Lifecycle Planning
Waterfall Model Tutorial
Spiral Model Tutorial

A Survey of Plan-Driven Development Methodologies
Using Both Incremental & Iterative Development
[Malachowsky Section 2.3 - Values, Needs, and Process (pp. 36-43)]
Lifecycle Planning
6
9/29 - 10/3
Project Management AntiPatterns Software Project Management AntiPatterns
[Malachowsky Chapter 6 - Pitfalls to Identify and Avoid (pp. 179-192)]
Plan Driven Methodologies (Partner)
7
10/6 - 10/10
Midterm 1 Project Managers Chosen Midterm 1
8
10/13 - 10/17
Mon 10/14 thru Tues 10/14 No Class
Agile Methodologies A Survey of Agile Development Methodologies
Get Ready for Agile Methods, With Care
Agility Through Discipline: A Debate
[Malachowsky Appendix - Agile: The Future of Projects (pp. 195-219)]
Group Project Overview
Planning Poker
Agile Methodologies
9
10/20 - 10/24
Estimation
COCOMO and Function Point Estimation
Rapid - Chapter 8 (pp. 163 - 204) - Estimation
The Evolution of Software Size: A Search for Value
Comparing Estimating Approaches
[Malachowsky Sections 3.2-3.4 - Estimation (pp. 80-87)]
Project Artifact 1 Due
Cross-Team Feedback 1
10
10/27 - 10/31
Scheduling and Tracking
Quality
Rapid - Chapter 9 (pp. 205 - 232) - Scheduling
Survival - Chapter 9 (pp. 126-141) - Quality
Variations in Software Development Practices
[Malachowsky Sections 3.5-3.6 - Scheduling and Tracking (pp. 88-97)
Malachowsky Section 2.4 - Quality and the Project Triangle (pp. 43-50)]
Schedule Negotiation Work Breakdown Structures and Scheduling (Partner)
Software Quality Assurance
11
11/3 - 11/7
Midterm 2 Project Artifact 2 Due Midterm 2
12
11/10 - 11/14
Measurement and Metrics Rapid - Chapter 26 (pp. 467-479) - Measurement
Survival - Chapter 16 (pp. 222-235) - Release
[Malachowsky Section 5.6 - Metrics and Reports (pp. 164-170)]
Project Artifact 3 Due
Cross-Team Feedback 2
13
11/17 - 11/21
Communications Management
Testing
[Malachowsky Chapter 5 - Communication and Expectation Management
(except Section 5.6) (pp. 149-163, 171-175)]

Testing Process Project Artifact 4 Due
14
11/24 - 11/28
Wed 11/27 thru Fri 11/29 No Class

12/1 - 12/5
12/8
Change Control
Maturity Models

Project Presentations
Final Exam Review
Survival - Chapter 18 (pp. 248-252) - Project History
Using the software CMM in Small Organizations
Survival - Chapter 19 (pp.254-260) - Survival Notes

All reading may be covered in final exam
Project Presentations Final Exam Prep
FINAL EXAM TIMES:
See SIS for Exam times and locations