FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION

TAMPERE UNIVERSITY

TIEA4 and TIETS19 Practice

• TIETS19 Software Project Management (Practice), 5-10 ECTS

• TIEA4 Project Work, 5-10 ECTS

• Periods I and II

• Staff:• Lecturer: Timo Poranen (timo.poranen@tuni.fi, B1023)

• Project supervisor: Pekka Mäkiaho (pekka.makiaho@tuni.fi)

• Course homepage: https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/

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Lecture 10.1.2020• Staff, lectures/presentations, definitions

• Contents of the course

• Prerequisites of the courses and Learning outcomes

• Previous projects

• Risks in software development projects

• Grading, credits and requirements

• Schedule, first meeting with the team

• Guidance and duties, working hour reporting

• Tools and tool training

• Project plan and project plan inspection, Reviews

• Next Friday: Scrum, Finishing the project, Meet your team.

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Lectures / presentations

• SPM+PW, lecture on Friday, 10.1, C8 Main Building, 10:15-12.• Info session for exchange students, B1065, 12.15-14.

• SPM+PW, lecture on Friday, 17.1, C8, 10:15-12.• Meet your team (starts at 11.00).

• SPM+PW, lecture on Friday, 24.1, C8, 10:15-12. • Project plan (& tools workshop). Zoom?

• SPM+PW, presentations on Friday, 31.1, C8, 10:15-12.• Short project presentations by teams.

• SPM+PW, final project presentations, Wednesday, 13.5, 10-14, Place?

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Definitions (PMBOK)

• A project is a temporary endeavor to create a unique product, service or result.• Projects are usually time-constrained, and often constrained by funding or

deliverables.

• Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.• Project management is accomplished through the appropriate application

and integration of project management processes, which are categorisedinto five process groups: Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

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Contents of the course shortly

• There is a client who has suggested a project topic.

• 1-2 PMs manage a 4-5 developers project team to achieve such a software product that satisfies the client’s reasonable wishes.

• Periods III and IV (deadline is 15th of May 2020).

• All projects choose their:• Tools, meeting and working practices.

• Development model and how it is applied in your project (iterative, Scrum, other agile software development models and methods,...).

• Freedom to decide many things.

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TIEA4 Prerequisites

• https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/• -> Curriculum

• At least 50 ECTS credits. Level: 3rd year.

• Recommended previous studies:• Basic Studies in Computer Sciences, Introduction to Object-Oriented

Programming, WWW Programming, Usability Evaluation Methods.

• Required in bachelor's studies.

• At the moment (changes coming in future), Project work can be compensated with an Innovation Challenges project (Y-kampus) or Innovation Project (LUOYA200, Demola project). Because of changes in Demola organisation and project content, extra work might be required in some cases.

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TIETS19 Practice prerequisites

• PW or Innovation Project (Demola project).

• Software Project Management – Theory.• https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiets19-theory/

• Can be studied at the same time.

• Compulsory course in Software Development master's program.

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Learning outcomes – TIEA4

After completing the course a student is expected to be able to:

• Know basics of project based work and can participate as a group member in a software development project.

• Know most common software development models, their phasesand deliverables.

• Can present orally project outcomes and write project documentation.

• Can take account ethical requirements related to project work.

• Know basic concepts related to software development and quality, and can take them account in project work.

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Learning outcomes – TIETS19 Practice

After completing the course a student is expected to be able to:

• Participate in a software development project as a project manager.

• Take responsibility of a project team and project organisation.

• Apply theoretical knowledge on project management and software development into practice.

• Be well aware on ethical issues related to software project management and can apply this ethical knowledge in practical situations.

• Understands how different management and development practices affect software and process quality.

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TIEA4 - RPL

• RPL - Recognition and accreditation of Prior Learning (RPL), in Finnish AHOT.

• (https://www.tuni.fi/opiskelijanopas/kasikirja/uni/4653/4704?page=3127)

• …the student may also receive credit for skills and knowledge acquired outside formal educational institutions (informal and non-formal learning). The prerequisite for rewarding credit for prior learning is that the existing skills and knowledge meet the learning outcomes set for the degree, study module or course unit in question.• In practice: Several years work experience from software industry is required.

Work must have included diverse tasks related to software development projects.

• Oral exam.

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Projects from previous years

• Finished projects, project videos and posters:• https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/paasivu/previous-projects/

• Tomorrow (2017F) – Location based Android game.

• Electronic Dictionary Project (2006-2009, 2018)• https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10579-019-09468-2 (Section 5)

• Project posters.

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Tomorrow (2017F)

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Poster: https://github.com/YizhouCodes/Tomorrow/blob/master/Poster.pngCode and installation file. https://github.com/YizhouCodes/Tomorrow

Some experiences from earlier projects

• Make your progress visible and make it possible for your client to test and try the application.• Installation file for a smartphone application, www-application running in a

server with a possibility to test the application with a browser.

• Communication between managers, client, supervisor, and theteam. • Share information and communicate with all stakeholders.

• Share and update project’s documentation.

• Meeting practices• Decide meeting time in advance, write it down to meeting notes, share

meeting notes, send invitation and material beforehand.

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Why software development is challenging?

• Risk. An uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on one or more project objectives.

• What special is in software products when compared to ”traditionaltangible products”?

• Discuss with your pair: Why software development projects arechallenging?

• Write your findings to the padlet wall:• https://padlet.com/timo_t_poranen/2020S

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Grading, credits and requirements

• Grading and credits

• https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/paasivu/guidelines/#credits-and-grading

• Compulsory documents:

• https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/paasivu/document-templates/

• Two Moodle questionnaires (Personal reports I and II). In March and in May (after the project).

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Moodle

• Course’s Moodle forum: https://moodle.tuni.fi/course/view.php?id=2263

• Course announcements, Personal reports I and II, and a discussionforum.

• Project proposals and link to ”wishes on project selection” form.• Fill the form latest by Monday 13.1, 23.59.

• Presentation slides and project posters.

• Additional material and guidelines.

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Schedule and statistics

• Schedule: https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/paasivu/schedule/

• Meetings with the course staff:• https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/paasivu/guidelines/#meeting-with-the-

course-staff

• First meeting with the team:• https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/paasivu/guidelines/#First-meeting-with-

the-team

• Statistics: https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/paasivu/statistics/

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Duties

• Project manager is responsible of the wholeness (scheduling, project's progress, meetings, coordination, division of duties and responsibilities, quality, communication with the client and supervisor).

• Project managers (PMs) have more responsibilities. However, who actually implements a task, can be decided internally.

• PM takes care of that all members have something to do. PM also controls that tasks will be done correctly.

• Weekly reports (PM) using Metrics Monitoring Tool.

• Participating reviews and presentations (All).

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Working hour reporting

• Check from the course website:• https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/paasivu/guidelines/#working-hour-

reporting

• Metrics Monitoring Tool is used to log working hours.• http://metricsmonitoring.sis.uta.fi/

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Tools and tool training

• Familiarise yourself with the tools (managers coordinate)• https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/paasivu/tools/• https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/paasivu/guidelines/#tool-training

• Tools training is controlled in the project plan inspection meeting.

• Project manager is in charge on organising the training.• Version control. • UI design tool.• Project management tool.• Simple ”Hello World” application to show that your development environment

is ok.• Logging and unit testing optional.

• Recommendation: Systematical code reviews when using Github.

• https://plus.cs.tut.fi/ -> ”Versionhallinta Gitillä, versio 2”.

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Project plan and Project plan inspection

• Project plan:• https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/paasivu/document-templates/• In Section 5.1 (Iterations), list also iteration 0 that ends when the Project plan is

inspected.• List all deliverables that your project is going to produce.• Update project plan regularly.

• Start writing the project plan together with the team in collaboration withthe client.

• Invite team, client and supervisor to the Project plan inspection:• https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/paasivu/guidelines/#project-plan-inspection

• Team shows also their Hello World -application!

• Deadline 7.1.2020.

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Reviews

• https://coursepages.uta.fi/tiea4/paasivu/guidelines/#Reviews-and-review-meeting-agenda

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