BRACT’S <strong>Vishwakarma</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong>, Pune – 411 037 Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Computer</strong> Engineering Unit III (9+2 Hrs) Cost Control And Scheduling A. Estimating: Using estimates for scheduling and cost control, The basic rules <strong>of</strong> estimating, Levels <strong>of</strong> estimating and estimate types , Estimation methodologies, Time-controlled estimates, Resource-limited estimates, Scheduling: Network scheduling, Validating schedules, Arrow diagrams and precedence diagrams, Basic scheduling and network calculations, Advanced precedence relationships and the critical path, Alternative constraints B. Gantt and milestone charts, Establishing baselines, Understanding types <strong>of</strong> baselines, Managing Change Within The Project Unit IV (9+2 Hrs) Contract Management A. Contract management definition, Description and uses <strong>of</strong> contracts, Buyer and seller perspectives Contract management and the PMBOK, Concept <strong>of</strong> agency, Types <strong>of</strong> authority, Mandatory elements <strong>of</strong> a legally enforceable contract, Terms and conditions, Remedies, Interpreting contract provisions, Contracting methods, Categories and types <strong>of</strong> contracts : Incentive, Fixed-price , Time and materials, Cost-reimbursement B. Selecting contract types, Contract Pre-award Phase, Contract Award Phase, Contract Administration Unit V (9+2 Hrs) Planning Project Quality A. Quality planning (QP)introduction, QP inputs and tools and techniques, Stakeholders and customers : Types, Importance <strong>of</strong> identification, Prioritization, Project quality requirements, Project quality Standards, Benchmarking, Quality function deployment (QFD), QP outputs, quality assurance, QA activities and the project quality management plan, Quality audits, Quality path vs. critical path, QA and change control, QA outputs , Quality control , QC inputs and tools and techniques, Plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle B. Basic quality control toolkit : Check sheets, Histograms, Pareto charts, Flowcharts, Causeand-effect diagrams, Interrelationship digraphs, Scatter diagrams, Run charts , Control charts, Design <strong>of</strong> experiments Text Books 1. Essentials <strong>of</strong> S<strong>of</strong>tware Project Management, second edition, Richard Bechtold (Author) Publisher: Management Concepts; second edition (April 12, 2007) ISBN-10: 1567261868 ISBN-13: 978-1567261868 2. S<strong>of</strong>tware Project Management , Bob Hughes, Mike Cotterell Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.; 4Rev Ed edition (November 1, 2005) ISBN-10: 0077109899 ISBN-13- 978-0077109899 Structure & Syllabus <strong>of</strong> MCA Pattern C11, issue 03, Rev 01 Dt 2/4/2011 30
Reference Books BRACT’S <strong>Vishwakarma</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong>, Pune – 411 037 Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Computer</strong> Engineering 1. Quality S<strong>of</strong>tware Project Management, Robert T. Futrell, Donald F. Shafer, Linda I. Shafer Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition (January 24, 2002ISBN-10: 0130912972 ISBN-13: 978-0130912978 2. S<strong>of</strong>tware Engineering Project Management, 2nd Edition, Edward Yourdon, Richard H. Thayer Publisher: Wiley-IEEE <strong>Computer</strong> Society Pr; 2 Sub edition (May 10, 2000) ISBN-10: 0818680008 ISBN-13: 978-0818680007 Structure & Syllabus <strong>of</strong> MCA Pattern C11, issue 03, Rev 01 Dt 2/4/2011 31