http://cs-comm.lib.muohio.edu/items/browse?tags=Risk&output=atom<![CDATA[Incorporating Communication Outcomes into the Computer Science Curriculum]]>
The dissemination of the project's research will come with the creation of a repository that allows CSE faculty members to access a web-based set of assignments. The goal of these assignments is to aid CSE faculty in redesigning their assignments, courses, and curricula in order to incorporate and enhance their students abilities to communicate and collaborate with a wide variety of audiences. The repository will be populated with assignments written and designed by both CSE and CAC faculty with the premise of integrating communication abilities while also enhancing the learning of the technical content being taught in their course and/or curriculum.
]]>2020-05-18T19:05:37-04:00Omekahttp://cs-comm.lib.muohio.edu/items/show/20<![CDATA[Risks in Estimating and Managing Software Development Projects Technical Memo]]>2012-07-25T21:51:33-04:00
Title
Risks in Estimating and Managing Software Development Projects Technical Memo
Course
Software Engineering
Abstract
Issues and challenges in estimating project effort. Examine the characteristics of software projects that make them a challenge to partition. Examine roles and responsibilities in a software team, and management issues of teams.
Author
Douglas Troy
Source
Chapter 2 "The Mythical Man-Month" from Essays on Software Engineering by Fredrick P. Brooks
Genre
Memo
Assignment Duration
Less than a week
Communication Skill
Writing
Reading
Technical Skill
Research
Project management
Workplace Scenario
Many software development projects are delivered late, or fail all together, due to mismanagement. One aspect of effective management is to make realistic estimates of the effort (or time) needed to create a software product. Another aspect is effective team management. This reading presents some rules of thumb from a leader in the software engineering community. In this memo to your supervisor, you will identify what you consider to be the most important point in helping to reduce risks in the development process.
In an internship or in your career you will likely be called upon to estimate the effort required for a project. This knowledge will give you a head-start in your internship or job situation.