Problems in managing internal development projects in multi-project environments

Managing Complex Projects in Multi- Project Environments

Complexity has been identified in both literature and practice as a critical project dimension that needs to be better managed to improve project delivery. Many authors have argued that increasing complexity or the underestimation of complexity accounts for some of the delays and cost overruns experienced on projects. Within the construction industry, the increasing demand for contractors to pl...

Multi-agent technology for scheduling and control projects in multi-project environments. An Auction based approach

Most existing methods for scheduling projects are based on centralized or hierarchical decision making using global models. So far, these methods have not produced the desired results, especially in highly dynamic multi-projects environments. In this study, we investigate a new method based on multi-agent systems and a combinatorial auction mechanism to allocate resources for the projects tasks...

Managing Uncertainty in Organic Development Projects

Managing Software Projects by Structured Project Planning

This study is based on the Structured Process Model formalism previously proposed by the same authors, and describes some techniques for scheduling an execution plan which conforms to the chosen process but adapts to all the potential changes of value of specific variables of the project. The executive plan is generated by means of Incremental Refinements. Each increment is the consequence of o...

Managing Traceability in Data Warehouse Development Projects

Traceability is the ability to verify the history, location, or application of an entity by means of a documented record. It is considered to be one of the vital quality attribute of data warehouses and is of great interest to developers. Although traceability is a key success factor of data warehouse development projects but lack of a proper methodology has impeded the application of traceabil...