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Software Project Management

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Caselet New Delhi, Oct 3
Highway developers have approached the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against an
NHAI move to restrict the number of bidders for EPC projects to be developed in Uttar Pradesh.
In other words, financial bids from top seven bidders in the technical score list will be
invited. This is evident in the tenders for two projects to be developed under the engineering
procurement contract (EPC) mode.
This is not the first time such a clause has made it to the NHAI bidding process. In September
2008, a similar clause –which sought to restrict the number of bidders to five — had been
dropped from the model Request for Qualification (RFQ) document for highway projects.
The two EPC projects with this clause involve development of about 305 km stretch of NH
connecting Raibareilly in Uttar Pradesh. They are Tanda-Raibareilly section (165.5 km
stretch with an estimated total project cost of ` 692 crore); and Raibareilly-Banda section
(140.2 km stretch with ` 525 crore project cost).

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has stated in the qualifying tender
document for these two projects, “The Authority (NHAI) expects to shortlist up to seven
pre-qualified Applicants for participation in the Bid Stage. The Authority, however, reserves
the right to increase the number of short-listed pre-qualified Applicants by adding one
additional Applicant.”
Highway builders lobby body — National Highways Builders Federation (NHBF) — has
recently written to the CCI against this move. The NHBF argues that the clause “goes
against the prevailing Competition Act”.
5.5 Summary

 Traditional approaches focus on predictability where as more fresh approaches prioritize
flexibility to changing environments and requirements, in order to maximize business benefits.

 Succeeding sub-project technical plans are based on it and any later amendments should
be highlighted.
 In many situations, the input of technical information will not be required, in particular
for smaller projects, none manufacturing projects or internet projects.

 Building software is a continuous learning process and the outcome is nothing but a
refined version of knowledge that has been collected and processed in the process.

 A project lifecycle plan used to decrease risk of project failure by dividing projects into
lesser, more manageable pieces.

5.6 Keywords

SDD: Software Design Description Document
UAT: User Acceptance Test
WBS: Work Breakdown Structure

5.7 Review Questions

1. Approaches vary from highly planned and controlled to fast supple and adaptable. Discuss
2. Explain the project management approaches. Discuss its key tasks or phases in detail.

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