Information technology (IT) projects can fail for any number of reasons and in some cases can result in considerable financial losses for the organizations that undertake them. One pattern of failure that has been observed but seldom studied is the IT project that seems to take on a life of its own, continuing to absorb valuable resources without reaching its objective. A significant number of ...

Productivity Prediction Model Based on Bayesian Analysis and Productivity Console. (May 2005) Seok Jun Yun, B.S., Korea Military Academy; M.S., Naval Postgraduate School Co–Chairs of Advisory Committee: Dr. Dick B. Simmons Dr. William M. Lively Software project management is one of the most critical activities in modern software development projects. Without realistic and objective management, ...

Software process modeling and simulation hold out the promise of improving project planning and control. However, purely quantitative approaches require a very detailed understanding of the software project and process, including reliable and precise project data. Contemporary project management defines the success of project as a cube, rather than the traditional single point, which allows the...

Recent surveys indicate that software projects have still high failure rates. In order to increase the odds of success, we have to identify the challenges and determine the causes. Management issues, rather than technological issues, are mostly the causes of these failures. We identified 17 possible areas in which the projects may have been challenged. In this study, we present our findings bas...

This paper summarizes the results of an empirical study conducted to explore the relative importance of eight pertinent COCOMO II model drivers in predicting the understandability of a software project. Here understandability of the project is measured solely from the perspective of the development team. This empirical study employed a survey that was targeted towards experienced practitioners....

Accurate estimating is one of the most important activities in the field of software project management. Different aspects of software projects must be estimated among which time and effort are of significant importance to efficient project planning. Due to complexity of software projects and lack of information at the early stages of project, reliable effort estimation is a challenging issue. ...

Knowledge and understanding of success and failure factors, as well as how to measure them and the interactions between these factors have great importance for project management effectiveness. Project success and failure is a question of perception and the criteria could vary from project to project A project that has been perceived to be a failure by one stakeholder may be perceived as a succ...

Software estimation provides an important tool for project planning; whose quality and accuracy greatly affect the success of a project. There are several area of the software engineering in which we can use the function point analysis like project planning, project construction, software implementation etc. In software development, accuracy and efficiency of cost estimation methodology for a w...