| Introduction | | | | and prioritised so deadlines are met and the |
| | | | most important tasks are completed first. |
| Project Management is a constant process | | | | |
| during a software development project and is | | | | Resource Management |
| the responsibility of the Project Manager. It | | | | |
| is of the utmost importance as it provides | | | | Resource Management is the efficient and |
| the interface for communication between the | | | | effective deployment of the resources during |
| business side of a project and the technical | | | | the project. Such resources include financial |
| side of a project. | | | | resources, inventory, human skills, |
| | | | production resources and information |
| Project Initiation | | | | technology. |
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| Project Initiation will start with an initial | | | | Resource Management will be used to calculate |
| meeting with the Project Supervisor to | | | | non-physical costs that are not always |
| formally to introduce the members of the | | | | apparent, for example the number of terminals |
| Software Development team. This meeting will | | | | and staff time needed while working on the |
| also be used to discuss the deliverables the | | | | project. The costs of resources will be |
| Supervisor requires and to outline the | | | | monitored throughout the life cycle of the |
| project definitions. | | | | project to allow the team to utilise resource |
| | | | levelling and forecasting techniques to |
| This Terms Of Reference has been collated to | | | | achieve 100% utilisation of resources. |
| show to the Supervisor that the project is | | | | |
| feasible and worth the investment in both | | | | Risk Management |
| time and the costs of resources needed to | | | | |
| complete the deliverables. | | | | The Risk Management can be split into two |
| | | | separate processes, risk assessment which |
| Approaching the Project | | | | deals with the preparation in case of risk |
| | | | and risk control which deals with controlling |
| A Project Manager will be assigned to oversee | | | | risk once it has happened. |
| the Project and ensure that the specified | | | | |
| deliverables are delivered within the given | | | | The risks that could possibly happen during |
| time-scales. The choice of strategy and | | | | the project will be assessed anddefined by |
| development methodologies will also be the | | | | the Project Manager and discussed with the |
| responsibility of the Project Manager and | | | | Project Supervisor. Steps will be put in |
| will lead directly to the start of the design | | | | place to control risk if it happens and the |
| process. | | | | steps that need to be taken to control it. |
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| Delegation | | | | Risk identification to identify the risks |
| | | | most likely to occur, a check-list will be |
| The process of identifying and assigning | | | | developed with input from each team |
| tasks will be the responsibility of the | | | | memberonce risks have been identified risk |
| Project Manager. This will be done by | | | | analysis can occur detailing the chance of |
| analysing the tasks that need to be done and | | | | the risk occurring and the course of action |
| delegating the tasks to specific members of | | | | when it does happenin the event of a risk, |
| the team dependant upon their skills. | | | | risk prioritisation is important and enables |
| | | | us to determine which risks are critical and |
| Time Management | | | | need to be dealt with firstrisk management |
| | | | planning is based on the results from the |
| Time Management is essential for any | | | | risk analysis stage. This is done by |
| successful project and will enable us to | | | | evaluating if the costs risk control outweigh |
| identify tasks and focus on activities so the | | | | the benefits. This then enables the team to |
| projects deliverables are achieved | | | | plan its risk management rather than dealing |
| efficiently. The project will be managed | | | | with them as they occurafter identifying the |
| using Microsoft Project to schedule and | | | | risks, the next step is risk resolution. It |
| monitor daily tasks as well as important | | | | will consist of many techniques such as |
| milestones and various estimation techniques, | | | | estimating costs and schedules, quality |
| such as project phasing, action plans and | | | | monitoring, the evaluation of new |
| activity logs will be used to ensure the | | | | technologies, prototyping, benchmarking, |
| project is delivered within given | | | | etc.risk monitoring is important and allows |
| times-scales: The Time Management process | | | | the team to identify new risks that may occur |
| will require extensive planning, and | | | | as a result of prior fixes. |
| scheduling in order for tasks to be planned | | | | |