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Software Engineering Management (APPEL-SWEM)Systems Engineering & Engineering

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  • Systems Engineering & Engineering
    Systems Engineering & Engineering

In this five-day course, participants will learn how to improve their software project management skills including making better software project management decisions. Course attendees will be asked to apply what they know and learn about managing software projects in a practical simulation. Understanding the key steps in establishing a project plan; how to estimate software costs; tailoring a NPR 7150.2 compliance matrix; how to plan, monitor and control a project using performance measurement techniques; how to respond to a customer-initiated change; and how to use valuable face-to-face negotiation skills with a project manager. This course includes some lab work, potentially extending after normal work hours.

This course is designed for managers, systems engineers, software leads, and others needing an understanding of software engineering management as it is practiced within NASA. It is particularly useful for anyone who does or wants to lead software development. The course will also be useful for any personnel developing software in any domain and for personnel responsible for integrating software into a system or systems.

Project Management Competencies
Systems Engineering Competencies
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Related Resources

Resource Category
NEN Software EngineeringWebsite

APPEL Library Resource
NASA Galaxie Library NASA Galaxie Library
All supplemental resources are NASA accessible only unless otherwise noted.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain software's role in and importance to NASA programs.
  • Properly interpret and apply NASA software engineering policies, requirements, templates, tools, checklists, and guidelines.
  • Recognize and respond to early warning signs from software measurement data analysis, and use results for effective decision making.
  • Formulate pertinent software measurements and reporting for senior management.
  • Explain the relationship between software development lifecycle phases and the project development lifecycle.
  • Identify the requirements for and the best practices of each phase in the software development lifecycle.
  • Describe methods to build good software products.
  • Describe the importance of software engineering support activities such as software configuration management, software assurance, software independent Verification and Validation, software cost estimations, software risks, and software acquisition.
  • Monitor software engineering project contracts.
  • Apply the software engineering lessons learned from relevant software failures.
  • Estimate software project costs.
  • Manage software project stakeholder relationships, and apply a variety of negotiation techniques to stakeholder interactions.
  • Effectively respond to customer-initiated software project changes.
  • Plan for a series of software builds/releases.
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Susan Largent
susan.largent@nasa.gov
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About the Instructor(s)

Laura Maynard-Nelson

Laura Maynard-Nelson is one of the Deputy Technical Fellows for Software at NASA. She has over 30 years of experience working in software engineering with 18 of those including software process improvement. Ms. Maynard-Nelson has extensive experience working with both flight and ground software applications for space experiments and technology demonstrations, covering the full range of the software engineering lifecycle. Her approach to software engineering uses real life examples and experiences for given topics to allow participants to see the relevance to their given applications and situations.

Scott Tashakkor

Scott Tashakkor is currently serving as a Deputy to the NESC Software Technical Fellow. For his career, he has written, tested, and developed flight and ground software in both a professional and academic environment. He has worked with many disciplines and organizations and understands how software relates to each of them. His approach to software is to understand the needs of the project and speak in their language to relay the concepts to ensure that they get the best results.

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Parker Woods
parker.woods@nasa.gov

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