Software Engineering Management SWEBOK Certification Program

Content Area 3: Software Project EnactmentControl Process & ReportingTo control problems discovered by monitoring, the following needs to bedone:Accurate assessment of the real cause of the problemsIdentification of the side‐effects of those problems using an appropriate projectmanagement model such as CPM/PERT diagramsMaking suitable decisions to address the problems as well as their side‐effectsUpdating the schedule and cost estimates based on the new decisionsDocumenting the decisions and communicating them to all relevant partiesReporting is essential for proper monitoring and control of the projectThe project manager is responsible for establish reporting procedures for the project.These procedures include:Reference CopyNot for DistributionIEEE Computer Society– Timing, nature, distribution list, and media of communication for the reportsSoftware Engineering Management - Slide-48