Quality Software Project Management

Chapter 3. Process Overview

Process management is one of the activities that project managers must consider before they can begin any project in earnest. This activity lays out the framework for how progress on a project may be measured. The authors of this book used a process to divide up the chapters, produce the information, review it, and get it to the publishers for integration into a completed book. Process management ensures the correct execution of the organization's procedures, policies, and life-cycle model. For example, this addresses the question, “Were all the files tested and checked for quality before being released to the customer?” Process management controls the software development activities. For example, it might check to ...