Advanced Higher Computing Science Project Planning and Management

This booklet (30 pages) is the fourth in a series of seven booklets. It teaches students the theory of project planning and management required for the Advanced Higher Computing Science exam.

This booklet covers:
Description and exemplification of iterative project lifecycle
Research: feasibility study, user surveys
Planning: scheduling, resources, Gantt chart
Analysis
- user and business requirements
- scope, constraints
- functional and operational requirements
Requirement specifications (for end-users and technical team)
Design
- system modelling (data, process)
- human computer interaction (user-centred)
Implementation: build, integration, deployment
Testing
- component, integrative, beta (acceptance), final
- usability
- accessibility
- de-bugging techniques
Evaluation: usability, efficiency, effectiveness (goal-tracking), reliability, robustness
Maintenance: perfective, corrective, adaptive
The booklet includes two exercises of exam style questions to which answers are included as a separate file.

This booklet was written for the Scottish Advanced Higher Computer Science course but could be used as part of any advanced programming course covering project planning and management.

Booklets 5 to 7 are currently being written to cover the complete exam syllabus and will be made available in the next few weeks.