CS6388: Software Project Planning and Management Monday/Wednesday, 7:00 to 8:15

Instructor: John Cole Room ECSS 2.201

Teaching Assistant: Chris Davis
Office hours: Tuesday, 2:00 to 4:00 in ECSS 4.608 or
after class by appointment. Last Revised: 3/7/2010

Syllabus Schedule (Subject to change)

Textook: Kerzner, Harold, Project Management, Ninth Edition.

Supplemental reading:
Brooks, Frederick The Mythical Man-Month.
Kidder, Tracy The Soul of a New Machine.
Fisher, Roger and Shapiro, Daniel Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate.

Bulletins: Welcome to CS6388 at UTD.

"The outcome of successful planning always looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett, American writer.

Some of you asked about moving the exam date to May 5, but I cannot do this because of another commitment I made before we had those discussions. Therefore the date remains May 3.

Homework Assignments:
Project Phase 0: Project Proposal
Project Phase 1: Statement of Work, due February 22, 2010.
Project Phase 2: Work Breakdown Structure, Due April 5, 2010
Project Phase 3: Risk Analysis and Critical Path, Due May 3, 2010

Class Notes and Slides

Link to teams for CS6388 Spring 2010.

Link to Conflict & Negotiation Slides

Link to Critical Chain Slides

CS6388: Software Project Planning and Management	Monday/Wednesday, 7:00 to 8:15
Instructor: John Cole	Room ECSS 2.201
Teaching Assistant: Chris Davis Office hours: Tuesday, 2:00 to 4:00 in ECSS 4.608 or after class by appointment.	Last Revised: 3/7/2010
Syllabus	Schedule (Subject to change)
Textook: Kerzner, Harold, Project Management, Ninth Edition. Supplemental reading: Brooks, Frederick The Mythical Man-Month. Kidder, Tracy The Soul of a New Machine. Fisher, Roger and Shapiro, Daniel Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate.