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Software Project Management

Notes 6. The ………………….. must be so devised as to provide the required verifiable and
quantifiable data and to avoid selective bias and misinterpretation of observed items.
7. Data collection methods for impact ……………………. vary along a continuum.
8. After the instruction is finalised after pre-tests, the ……………………….. or instructions,
relating to its use must be specified.
9. The process of construction of a schedule and a is almost same, except some minor differences
in mechanics.

10. Dumping raw data and hand tallying or calculating ………………… is another way to
introduce human error into the metrics values.

12.3 Visualizing Progress by Progress Report

To generate a project status report for the project, the Project Manager need only add a few
comments and the project management report will be produced automatically showing:
 Milestones in the last period, and if they are completed
 Milestones due next period
 Action items not completed by their due date
 Action items due to be completed in the next period

 The commentary prepared by the Project Manager.
The report can be e-mailed directly to a set distribution list (using Microsoft Outlook). The
period can be set by the project manager.
The value is not so much in the report. The value comes from ensuring that at least once a
reporting period, the team is forced to review due and outstanding items. Usually this will force
them to focus on completing actions and milestones so they do not appear in the report. This
function acts as a project status report template or a piece of period status reporting software.

Figure 12.3

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