SYSC 4106
The Software Economy and Project Management
Introduction to software project management and economics; Return on software investments; Software life cycle; Work breakdown structure, scheduling and planning; Risk analysis and management; Product size and cost estimation; Earn value management; Statistical process control; Managing project team and process improvement; Bidding and contract types.
2020
Topics
- Software Life Cycle
- Risk Analysis and Management
- Software Project Organization
- Software Size Estimation and Reuse
- Software Effort Estimation
- Software Cost Estimation and Contract Rates
- Software Cost Control and Contract Types
- Software Process Metrics
- Software Project Teams, Communication, and Intellectual Property
- Discussions, readings, and writings
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): ECOR 1031 , ECOR 1032 , ECOR 1033 , ECOR 1034 , ECOR 1055 , ECOR 1056 , and ECOR 1057 ; and SYSC 3120 (may be taken concurrently), enrolment in Software Engineering; or COMP 3004 and enrolment in the Bachelor of Computer Science. Lectures three hours a week.