Course Code: 2_4_Software Schedule and Cycle Time Management
TOPIC AREA: Software Engineering
PRESENTER: Dr. Dennis J. Frailey

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is the fourth course in the Software Project Execution series, part of the Software Project Management Program. The course focuses on how to manage a project so as to stay on schedule and to forecast schedule problems in advance, when there is more time to deal with them. Topics include earned value metrics, rework metrics, and cycle time management techniques.

BENEFITS:

After taking this course, you will understand how to monitor a project schedule, how to identify schedule risks and how to increase the chances of staying on schedule.

INTENDED AUDIENCE:

The target audience includes current and prospective software development leads and managers. It will also be of interest to system engineers, software process specialists, managers of disciplines related to software engineering (such as software configuration management), and program managers whose programs have a significant software component.

PREREQUISITES:

The previous course on software tracking and oversight is highly recommended. Basic college level mathematics is also required.

SCHEDULE

The series will be broadcast over a period of 6 weeks, one short course per week, in the Winter of 2000, with breaks at major holidays.

SPECIAL NOTE

This course may be taken independently. However it will provide greater value when taken as part of the series on software project execution. Additional depth in this subject can be found in the later series on software productivity and quality engineering.

OUTLINE

Session 1: Tracking the Schedule