The precise estimation of the time effort of the project is one of the key limits of its success. One of the ways how to achieve a correct valuation of the project is developing of a detailed analysis, which output is a structured solution that uses use cases. This paper focuses on developing a methodology for estimating working time effort of the project for one particular company. An importan...

Performance of software projects can be improved by providing predictions of various project characteristics. The predictions warn managers with information about potential problems and provide them with the possibility to prevent or avoid problems. Large software projects are characterized by a large number of factors that impact the project performance, which makes predicting project characte...

This paper presents an approach to software assessment using a new software tool that integrates most of the known static metrics. A six-step method shows how to use metrics to obtain a picture of the software project. The method is visual and each step provides graphical representations of the data. Successive integration of data results in normality profiles. Examples illustrate each step. Th...

Organizations have lost billions of dollars due to poor software project implementations. Software project management is a complex process requiring extensive planning, effective decision-making, and proper monitoring throughout the course of the project. The knowledge one gains during a project is rarely captured and reused on subsequent projects. In an effort to enable software project manage...

Today, the duration factor in a software project is as critical as it is strategic, since even a slight delay can lead to missing a market opportunity or to generating significant losses. This paper presents two industry case studies on the use of an estimation model using, as input parameters, fuzzy sets of data proposed by practitioners estimating various project attributes.

Organizations increasingly use projects to achieve business objectives but report that results often fall short of goals. A number of formal standards for managing projects have been developed intending to improve such project outcomes. However, research examining this assumption is scarce and has yielded mixed results. This paper presents the development and use of a set of metrics for assessi...

The end game is an oft forgotten phase in a software project, despite the fact it can make or break a project. Successful project managers and technical leads seek to ensure their project follows a controlled glide path to a successful conclusion. However, things can and will go wrong and then success is characterized by an ability to adapt and change to meet and manage new challenges. Patterns...

Organisations that engage in research activities with industry and academic partners face many challenges in the effective management of such collaborative projects. These projects have different facets which even change over time. Examples are explorative and creative phases in which innovative research ideas and results are investigated, followed by concrete development tasks that aim at vali...

This paper presents a method proposal of how to use product measures and defect data to enable understanding and identification of design and programming constructs that contribute more than expected to the defect statistics. The paper describes a method that can be used to identify the most defect-prone design and programming constructs and the method proposal is illustrated on data collected ...