SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

As a project manager at the SMILE@com enterprise, you and your team have the responsibility for the development of a new intelligent software tool for kids called SmartLearner. The tasks that need to be carried out during the project are broken down into a set of activities. You assigned a team of four developers to complete the SmartLearner development. Nordin, a requirement engineer, was assigned the task of product analysis. Muthu, who is also a requirement engineer was assigned the task of market survey which you estimated would take four weeks and could be done concurrently with product analysis which takes three weeks. Jamil and Prema, two software designers, were assigned the task of product design which takes three weeks, and could not begin until the product analysis and market survey was completed.

After Nordin completed product analysis, he was to begin work with Jamil and Prema on the product development and this task could not begin until the product design was completed. The product development takes four weeks. After Muthu completed market survey, he was assigned to create the marketing material, which would require access to companys marketing material repository and this task would take four weeks. When Muthu completed his task, he was to prepare the cost analysis which takes two weeks and could not begin until marketing material was completed. When Nordin, Jamil and Prema completed their tasks, they were to plan the product testing, which would require three weeks. All developers are assigned to prepare product documentation which takes two weeks and could be done after product testing was completed.

As a project manager, you decide to apply the formal and informal approaches as well as electronic communication to ensure the team coordination and communication in a good condition.

a)

Provide TWO (2) examples for the formal, informal and electronic communication approaches that can be used for team coordination and communication in the project.

b)

Explain the product documentation that should be prepared by all developers as stated in the above description.