Project Management references

Here are the references we will be using in class today. I'm bringing print outs of some, but others work better online because of their graphics and click through image maps. I suggest using a mixture of both.

The exercise for today will be to split up these materials and read through them. Then we will have a discussion on what the similarities and differences are in these approaches. I will be providing a handout which will help you focus on relevant questions.


PRINCE 2, what it is and its structure.
http://www.prince2.com/p2structure.html
http://www.prince2.com/whatisp2.html

Scrum introduction. Great diagrams.
http://scrumforteamsystem.com/ProcessGuidance/Scrum/Scrum.html

eXtreme Programming
http://www.extremeprogramming.org/index.html
Map or flow chart for XP
http://www.extremeprogramming.org/map/project.html

Lecture on Preparing questions for Development and Maintenence

Here is a PDF handout of the slides for the lecture today. They're on UWEonline so it might prompt you for a login. I hope that works. Let me know if it doesn't.

In the lecture we went through and discussed and created a set of questions that could be asked. Here is a selection of them. I provided some structure to begin with and then the guys took over and mostly did it on their own. We're using the Diffily book chapter headings as a framework to think about this and a reference for you to go back to.

Lecture on Development

You can download the PPT of the lecture from UWEonline. It might prompt you to login. I've tried it and it works. Let me know if it doesn't.