Software Project Management Foundations

Explore project management and learn what goes into leading a project as the manager. Discover what often causes projects to struggle. Learn about waterfall and agile, the two most widely used project management frameworks. Find out how to choose which framework is best suited for different software projects and learn about the software development life cycle (SDLC). Instructor Kelley O’Connell also covers specific skills and topics that can help project managers lead software projects to a successful conclusion.

Learning objectives
Compare and contrast two major project management methods.
Describe the functions of different software layers.
Distinguish between different types of software projects.
Describe the elements of a well-written request for proposal.
Identify requirements that should be met before product release.