Lecture 11: Software Project Management

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts from the Software Project Management lecture, aiding in comprehension and retention.

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

A hierarchical decomposition of a project into manageable tasks.

PERT

Program Evaluation and Review Technique that creates duration estimates considering project volatility.

Gantt Chart

A visual tool for tracking project schedules, showing tasks and their corresponding start and finish dates.

Critical Path Method (CPM)

A technique used to determine the sequence of tasks dictating a project's minimum duration.

Triple Constraints

The relationship between scope, time, and cost in project management where a change in one affects the others.

Milestones

Significant events in a project that normally have zero duration.

Activity Sequencing

The process of determining the order of activities in a project and their dependencies.

Dependencies

Relationships among project activities that determine task sequencing.

Risk Management

Identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks followed by coordinated efforts to minimize, monitor, and control the impact of unforeseen events.

Mitigation

Work done before a risk transitions into a problem to reduce its impact.

Critical Path

The longest sequence of tasks in a project that determines the shortest time to complete the project.

Network Diagram

A schematic display that shows the logical relationships among project activities.