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Software Project Management Mandeep Kaur, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 2: Step Wise Project Planning

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

2.1 Project Scope
2.1.1 Scope Planning
2.1.2 Scope Definition

2.1.3 Create WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
2.1.4 Scope Verification
2.2 Project Objectives
2.3 Project Infrastructure
2.3.1 How to start building a Project Infrastructure

2.3.2 Project Infrastructure and Governance
2.4 Project Characteristics
2.5 Effort Estimation

2.6 Risk Identification
2.6.1 Qualitative Risk Identification Techniques
2.7 Summary
2.8 Keywords
2.9 Review Questions

2.10 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

 Recognize project scope
 Describe the objectives, infrastructure and characteristics of project
 Explain the effort estimation
 Discuss various risk identification

Introduction

Planning is the trickiest process in project management. This unit describes a framework of
basic steps in project planning. Many dissimilar techniques can be used but this unit tells the
overview of the steps and activities in each step of project planning. A main step in project
planning is to plan in outline first and then in more detail. The key to a effectual project is in the
planning. Generating a project plan is the first thing you should do when undertaking any kind
of project. Often project planning is ignored in favor of getting on with the work. Though, many
people fail to realize the value of a project plan in saving time, money and many problems.

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