CS4568 Advanced Software Quality

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CS4568 Advanced Software Quality

• Weeks 1 6
• Michael English
• Formal program verification techniques
• Weeks 7 12
• Michael Lane
• Concepts and processes

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CS4568 Assessments

• Week 6 Mid-term exam on proofs 15
• Week 7 Project 15
• IMPORTANT NOTE This project is a mandatory
  assessment. Failure in the project constitutes
  failure in the module.
• Assignment will be presented on Friday week 7.
• Due Friday Week 12 (April 18)
• Final exam in two parts 70

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CS4568 Concepts structure

• Quality Process - Project Management
• General Quality Issues
• Guest Lectures mandatory attendance
• Total Quality Management software devt.
• Global Software Development
• Software Process
• Thinking, Effectiveness, Maturity
• Assessment Improvement

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CS4568 Source Materials

• Core text
• Software Process Improvement Practical
  Guidelines for Business Success Sami Zahran
• Good Support Text
• The SPIRE Handbook ISBN 1-874303-03-7
• Software Quality Assurance From Theory to
  Implementation Daniel Galin
• Software Engineering Ian Sommerville
• Papers
• Assorted papers will be handed out at lectures
• PMBOK
• TQM

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What is a project ?

• A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to
  create a unique product, service, or result.

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Characteristics of a project

• Purpose There is a single, definable purpose,
  end product or result.
• Complexity Projects require lots of different
  skills and talents from different backgrounds
  and organisations.
• Uniqueness The project is a once-off endeavour,
  never to be exactly repeated. Introduces
  elements of uncertainty and risk
• Impermanence The arrangements and activities are
  temporary when the project is completed those
  arrangements will end
• Progressive Elaboration The project goes
  through distinct and identifiable phases it
  has a lifecycle.

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What is project management ?

• The application of knowledge, skills, tools
  techniques to project activities to meet project
  requirements.
• Accomplished thru application and integration of
  project management processes.
• Balancing triple constraints that influence
  project success.

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Management of Knowledge

• Nine knowledge areas encompassing 44 project
  management processes.

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Project Management Process Groups
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Process groups interactions
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Triple constraints
PERFORMANCE scope quality
COST (budget)
TIME (duration)
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Project Management Process Groups
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Management of Knowledge

• Nine knowledge areas encompassing 44 project
  management processes.

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Integration Management

• Processes activities needed to identify,
  define, combine, unify and coordinate the various
  processes within the project management process
  groups.
• From a quality perspective
• Although all processes may not be needed
  they should all be addressed to ensure they are
  consciously not used.

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Integration Management some processes

• Develop project charter
• Develop preliminary scope statement
• Develop project management plan
• Direct manage project execution
• Monitor control project work
• Integrated Change Control
• Close project

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Scope Management

• Ensure project includes all the work required
  and only the work required.
• From a quality perspective
• Ensure that required functionality and quality
  attributes are produced for the user/customer.

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Scope Management some processes

• Scope Management Plan how will scope be defined
  (part of Project management plan)
• Scope definition detailed scope statement
• Create Work Breakdown Structure
• Scope verification formalized acceptance
• Scope control controlling changes to scope

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Time Management

• Processes required to accomplish timely
  completion of the project.
• From a quality perspective
• Manage project duration. Also ensure correct
  sequencing of activities to maximize quality
  goals

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Time Management some processes

• Schedule Management Plan how will schedule
  planning be performed (part of Project management
  plan)
• Activity Definition
• Activity Sequencing
• Activity Resource Estimating
• Activity Duration Estimating
• Schedule Development
• Schedule control

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Cost Management

• Processes involved in planning, estimating,
  budgeting and controlling costs so that the
  project can be completed within the approved
  budget.
• From a quality perspective
• Ensure that product is developed at correct
  level of costs to the customer.

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Cost Management some processes

• Cost Management Plan how will cost planning be
  undertaken (part of Project management plan)
• Cost Estimating
• Cost Budgeting
• Cost control

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Quality Management

• Activities needed that determine quality
  policies, objectives and responsibilities, so
  that the project will satisfy the needs for which
  it was undertaken.
• From a quality perspective
• Determination of a quality management system
  to plan, monitor and control quality initiatives
  policies.

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Quality Management some processes

• Quality Management Plan how will quality
  planning be undertaken (part of Project
  management plan)
• Which standards are relevant to project?
• How do we satisfy these standards ?
• Quality Assurance apply activities
• Quality control monitor activities

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Human Resource Management

• Processes that organize and manage the project
  team.
• From a quality perspective
• Determine that correct people with appropriate
  skills are conducting work effectively.

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Human Resources Management some processes

• Staffing Management Plan how will HR planning
  be undertaken (part of Project management plan)
• How when staff acquired / released?
• Roles responsibilities ?
• Acquire project team apply activities
• Develop project team improve competencies
  interactions
• Manage project team track performance,
  feedback, coordinate changes to enhance project
  performance

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Communications Management

• Processes required to ensure timely and
  appropriate generation, collection, distribution,
  storage, retrieval and ultimate disposition of
  project information.
• From a quality perspective
• Facilitate effective performance of activities
  via clear communication channels and mechanisms

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Communications Management some processes

• Communications Management Plan how will
  communications planning be undertaken (part of
  Project management plan)
• Determine communication needs of stakeholders?
• How will these needs be met?
• Information Distribution make info. available
• Performance reporting collecting distributing
  performance information(status reporting etc..)
• Manage stakeholders

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Risk Management

• Processes concerned with risk management.
  Updated throughout project. Increase probability
  of positive risk(opportunities) and decrease
  probability of negative risk(threats)
• From a quality perspective
• Protect deviations to quality, scope, budget
  and duration due to unforeseen or unplanned
  events.

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Risk Management some processes

• Risk Management Plan how will risk planning be
  undertaken (part of Project management plan)
• Risk Identification
• Qualitative risk analysis
• Quantitative risk analysis
• Risk response planning
• Risk monitoring control

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Procurement Management

• Processes used to purchase or acquire the
  products, services or results needed from outside
  the team to perform the work.
• From a quality perspective
• Ensure that work is performed by capable
  groups and that budget is managed effectively.
  Manage contract and changes effectively and
  verify project closure is acceptable to all
  parties.

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Procurement Management some processes

• Procurement Management Plan how will
  procurement planning be undertaken (part of
  Project management plan)
• What to purchase? When to purchase? How to
  purchase?
• Plan contracting document products, identify
  potential sellers
• Request seller response
• Select sellers
• Contract administration manage relationship
  between buyer seller, contract changes
• Contract closure

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Lecture Summary

• Final testing concepts
• Project management
• PMBOK Five process groups
• PMBOK Nine knowledge areas

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References

• www.pmi.org