Project Management

2010 ◽  
pp. 287-300
Author(s):  
Barbara Russo ◽  
Marco Scotto ◽  
Alberto Sillitti ◽  
Giancarlo Succi
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Programming Languages ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Value Propositions ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Software Success

Surveys covering over 8000 projects indicate that the major sources of software project failure lie less with shortfalls in formal methods skills and more with shortfalls in skills to deal with stakeholder value propositions (Johnson, 1999). Five of the top six reasons of failure do not deal with programming languages, development environment or hardware choices, but are related to communications among developers and customers (Boehm, 2002). Moreover, the updated Standish Group study, conducted in 2000, identified 10 software success factors. The second factor is user involvement and the third is experienced project manager. This means that most projects fail because of people and project management issues rather than technical issues (Thomsett, 1993). Several recent studies (Philips, 1998) indicate that project managers are learning how to become more successful at IT project management. To improve the software success, more highly skilled project managers are using improved management processes.

scholarly journals Practitioners’ Perspective on Software Project Management Education

RENOTE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-284
Author(s):  
Maria Lydia Fioravanti ◽  
Antonio Cesar Amaru Maximiano ◽  
Ellen Francine Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Degree Program ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Software Project Management ◽  
Recent Graduates

Despite Software project management (SPM) being one of the most relevant topicsin the area of software engineering that should be addressed in computing programs, SPM skills of recent graduates are not satisfactory yet. In this context, besides being important to know there are skill deficiencies, we also need to gather specific information on how to adjust and improve the education on the corresponding topics. In this paper we attempt to identify what knowledge deficiencies in SPM can persist after a student graduates from a computing degree program. We surveyed practitioners that graduated and worked as software project managers to gather the knowledge deficiencies from the industry perspective. In general, the results indicated that there is a number of professionals who seeks postgraduate programs to fill the deficiencies of the undergrad programs.

Critical success factors for project management support information systems: SEBRAE/RN Case

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tâmara Patrícia Filgueira de Melo Moura
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Economic Climate

The current economic climate is driving the work of companies in the execution of projects that need to be managed and monitored periodically. Historically term goals, cost and quality are thermometers to measure success or failure of companies. For better project management, systems are needed that give support from the structure to the budget of each project, as well as its monitoring throughout the execution. The result of the components mentioned above reflect the overall results of the institution. Therefore, this study investigated through case study methodology, critical success factors for information systems that support project management in Sebrae/RN, and sought, through the project managers, to raise factors that influence decisions in search of improving the performance of the organization studied. Thus, a quantitative and qualitative research was applied. The results showed the critical success factors that hinder optimal performance of information systems from the structuring to the execution and monitoring of projects.

Analysis of the Success Factors and Failure Causes in Projects

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente Rodríguez Montequín ◽  
Sonia Cousillas Fernández ◽  
Francisco Ortega Fernández ◽  
Joaquín Villanueva Balsera
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Time Budget ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Significant Time ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Personal Perceptions ◽  
Frequent Failure ◽  
Internet Network

Projects are complex works subjected to significant time, budget and quality constraints. One or the greatest challenges in project management still remaining unsolved is determining what is necessary to do in order to achieve success or failure. According to the specialized literature, both concepts of success factors and failure causes in projects are largely subjective and therefore difficult to quantify, depending on the point of view of the stakeholders involved. This paper compares which are the most frequent failure causes and the most important success factors among three different scenarios: for any type of project, for ICT projects and for ICT projects carried out in Spain only, by means of a worldwide empirical survey carried out among project managers intended to gather their personal perceptions on the matter. The survey is based on a questionnaire anonymously distributed through a professional internet network.

Project Management Knowledge Areas and Skills for Managing Software and Cloud Projects: Overcoming Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 454-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofyan Hayajneh ◽  
Mohammed Hamada ◽  
Shadi Aljawarneh
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Critical Skills ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
New Challenges

Background: Cloud Computing has already started to revolutionize storing and accessing data. Although cloud computing is on its way to become a huge success, there are some challenges that arise while managing cloud services. This indeed reveals many new knowledge areas, skills and consequently new challenges that need to be overcome so that software project managers can cope and make use of the newly available cloud services. This research aims to identify the challenges faced by project managers in cloud computing and highlight the knowledge areas and skills required to meet these challenges. Methods: The findings of this paper are presented through three stages. First, the pre-survey questionnaire to validate skills and knowledge areas which will be selected and eventually adopted for the main survey. Second, interviews with experts in the field to discuss the challenges identified in the literature review and it will also be adopted with the pre-survey to build the main survey. Third, the main survey to identify the critical skills and knowledge areas that are required for managing cloud projects. Results: This study drew recommendations so that possible systems and tools can be developed and integrated to overcome some of these challenges that give it the importance of providing guidance for the managers in the field to improve the performance of project management successfully. Conclusion: This study leads to gain more understanding of the attributes of a competent cloud manager. It also determines knowledge areas and skills to help them effectively in overcoming the challenges faced in software and cloud projects.

Analysis of the Success Factors and Failure Causes in Projects

2016 ◽  
pp. 1365-1379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente Rodríguez Montequín ◽  
Sonia Cousillas Fernández ◽  
Francisco Ortega Fernández ◽  
Joaquín Villanueva Balsera
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Time Budget ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Significant Time ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Personal Perceptions ◽  
Frequent Failure ◽  
Internet Network

Projects are complex works subjected to significant time, budget and quality constraints. One or the greatest challenges in project management still remaining unsolved is determining what is necessary to do in order to achieve success or failure. According to the specialized literature, both concepts of success factors and failure causes in projects are largely subjective and therefore difficult to quantify, depending on the point of view of the stakeholders involved. This paper compares which are the most frequent failure causes and the most important success factors among three different scenarios: for any type of project, for ICT projects and for ICT projects carried out in Spain only, by means of a worldwide empirical survey carried out among project managers intended to gather their personal perceptions on the matter. The survey is based on a questionnaire anonymously distributed through a professional internet network.

The Mythical Lines of Code Metric

2018 ◽  
pp. 124-143
Author(s):  
Charley Tichenor
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Moral Hazard ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Software Metrics ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Software Project Management ◽  
Upper Management ◽  
The Game Theory

Using the lines of code (LOC) metric in software project management can be a financial moral hazard to an organization. This is especially true for upper management who handles an organizational budget and strategic plan. Software project managers have their own budgets. However, if they fail to meet the budget, the organization's cash flow, rather than the project manager's personal cash flow, will suffer. This chapter will discuss the practice of software project management, the field of software metrics, game theory, and the game theory issue of moral hazard. It will demonstrate why using LOC as a metric can present a moral hazard to senior management and an organization.

Metrics and Software Project Management for the 21st Century

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Rothman
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Process Control ◽  
Product Development ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Software Quality ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Software Products

Abstract There is general agreement among the experts and practitioners that a crisis exists in Software Engineering. This crisis is in the area of software quality and schedules. How do we better predict product development progress on an ongoing basis? The quick answer is that all project managers need to know these things: • What are the requirements for functionality, cost, and schedule? • Do I have sufficient resources to meet those requirements? • Am I on target to meet those requirements? These questions are particularly critical for companies who produce complex software, such as real-time or process control products. There are ways to ensure that the requirements of schedule, functionality, and cost are met during project development. This paper will discuss project management activities, possible development process, and predictive measurements for project tracking and prediction for complex software products.

Vienna Construction Projects: Redirection of Project Management Critical Success Factors—More Focus on Stakeholders and Soft Skills Development

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-359
Author(s):  
Helmut Wanivenhaus ◽  
Jure Kovač ◽  
Anja Žnidaršič ◽  
Igor Vrečko
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Critical Success

Although research interest in project management is increasingly directed at analyzing development trends in different business environments, the public sector in this respect has received surprisingly little intention. This paper analyzes the perception of the relevance of particular project management critical success factors among project managers and other project stakeholders in the public sector with relatively high organizational project management maturity. The main focus of research is the city of Vienna and its construction projects. An extensive quantitative survey showed the changing perceptions of the key projects’ success factors—namely, strengthening the importance of developing soft skills and stakeholders’ management.

scholarly journals Project management in public-private partnerships: a conceptual framework based on a systematic literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Magalhães ◽  
Lucas Baraças Figueiredo ◽  
Lucas Torres de Jesus
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Project Cycle

Abstract: Despite the increasing number of Public-Private Partnerships projects, the results have shown little effectiveness and difficulties in several aspects of project management. This study performs a systematic literature review combining bibliometric analysis and content analysis to identify the challenges in managing these projects and techniques to overcome them, highlighting the critical success factors for project management. The results indicate an increasing number of researches in the field, but there is still a lack of systematization of the management tools and absence of critical success factors during the accomplishment of this type of project. This study proposes a systematization of these elements throughout the project cycle, allowing project managers to visualize challenges and techniques to increase the results related to the main success factors of each stage.

scholarly journals MyPMP: A plug-in for implementing the metamodeling approach for project management in small-sized software enterprises

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 827-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Garcia ◽  
Carla Pacheco ◽  
Magdalena Arcilla-Cobián ◽  
Jose Calvo-Manzano
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Management Process ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Easy Task ◽  
Software Product

Nowadays, with the recurrent demands of high quality, delivery on time and no extra costs, the task of managing a software project could be extremely complex for any software enterprise. Furthermore, small-sized software enterprises face several problems (e.g., lack of knowledge, human and financial resources, time, and size of staff) that, undoubtedly, make this task more difficult. In this context, obtaining a simplified version of the management activities can be a helpful alternative for these enterprises. In this way, that an inexperienced project manager can define the management process that best fits with a particular project is not an easy task. Thus, this paper introduces the metamodeling approach in order to help project managers to define a process for managing a software project. Therefore, with the aim to validate its feasibility an add-in program was developed as a part of a case study. The achieved results show an important reduction in project?s effort and time needed to develop a new software product.

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