Managing a software development project is a complex process. There are lots of
deliverables to produce, standards and procedures to observe, plans and budgets to
meet, and different people to manage or report to. Project management doesn’t just
start and end with designing and building the system. Once you’ve specified,
designed and built (or bought) the system it still needs to be properly tested,
documented and settled into the live environment. This can seem like a maze to the
inexperienced project manager, or even to the experienced project manager unused to
a particular environment.