Software Project Change Management Using Event Calculus

Software project change is a common problem in project management. Changes in requirements, activities or peoples roles however are usually not free from conflicts, which in some cases if not dealt adequately could bring the whole project to a standstill. Herein, we present a method that examines the impact of change to project duration. The method proposed utilizes two main criteria namely, the degree of dependency among activities and requirements, and the temporal costs associated with the change. The proposed methodology is realised in Event Calculus and elaborated with an example.