Description

The introduction explains that software project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, monitoring, and controlling software development projects so they can be completed successfully within agreed constraints of time, cost, quality, and scope. Unlike many other engineering projects, software projects involve significant uncertainty because software products are intangible and requirements often change during development.

The authors emphasize that successful software projects require more than technical programming skills. Project managers must coordinate people, resources, schedules, budgets, risks, and customer expectations while adapting to changing requirements and technological advances.