Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27
The course covers methods and techniques currently adopted in the software sector to devise and analyse software project plans and to control them. Industry standard software tools will be explored throughout the course. This deepens the comparative study of traditional and agile approaches to issues in software development in order to better understand which approaches work better in which situations.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
| Co-ordinators |
|
||
The course covers methods and techniques currently adopted in the software sector to devise and analyse software project plans and to control their. Industry standard software tools will be extensively used throughout the course. Software project planning: staffing and task allocation; organisational process; cost & effort estimates and schedule; software project metrics; risk analysis; software project planning tools. Software project control: information gathering and progress analysis; cost & resource monitoring; earned value analysis; performance, process and product quality assessment; change management and rescheduling. Software project planning and control standards: UK, EU, and US software project documentation standards; the PRINCE2 method.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
Continuous assessment (100%).
There are no assessments for this course.
We have detected that you are have compatibility mode enabled or are using an old version of Internet Explorer. You either need to switch off compatibility mode for this site or upgrade your browser.
