Class Schedule

Week Topics / Slides(PDF) Reading - Books / Resources (Link/PDF) Class Activity Group Assignment Individual Assignment
1
1/13 - 1/17
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
1/20 - 1/24
Mon 1/20 - No Class
Classic Mistakes
Core Concepts
Survival - Chapter 3 (pp. 20-33) - Concepts
Rapid - Chapters 3 (pp. 29-50) - Classic Mistakes
Classic Mistakes
3
1/27 - 1/31
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
2/03 - 2/07
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
2/10 - 2/14
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
2/17 - 2/21
Project Management AntiPatterns Software Project Management AntiPatterns
[Malachowsky Chapter 6 - Pitfalls to Identify and Avoid (pp. 179-192)]
Plan Driven Methodologies (Partner)
7
2/24 - 2/28
Midterm 1 Project Managers Chosen Midterm 1
8
3/3 - 3/7
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
3/10 - 3/14 Spring Break - No Class
9
3/17 - 3/21
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
3/24 - 3/28
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
3/31 - 4/4
Midterm 2 Project Artifact 2 Due Midterm 2
12
4/7 - 4/11
Measurement and Metrics
Communications Management
Rapid - Chapter 26 (pp. 467-479) - Measurement
Survival - Chapter 16 (pp. 222-235) - Release
[Malachowsky Section 5.6 - Metrics and Reports (pp. 164-170)][Malachowsky Chapter 5 - Communication and Expectation Management
(except Section 5.6) (pp. 149-163, 171-175)]
Project Artifact 3 Due
Cross-Team Feedback 2
13
4/14 - 4/18
Testing
Change Control
Maturity Models

Survival - Chapter 15 (pp. 215-219) - System Testing
Survival - Chapter 18 (pp. 248-252) - Project History
Using the software CMM in Small Organizations
Survival - Chapter 19 (pp.254-260) - Survival Notes
Testing Process Project Artifact 4 Due
AI Workflow Improvement
14
4/21 - 4/25


4/28
Project Presentations
Final Exam Review
All reading may be covered in final exam Project Presentations Final Exam Prep
FINAL EXAM TIMES:
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