Girassol is a web-based software project management tool that has the purpose of controlling organizational processes, projects, and documents. This tool provides project managers with a set of functionalities that allow them to put PMBOK, workflow, and document version control techniques into practice in an automated manner. The automation helps project managers in delivering a software with h...

This study puts forward a generic and comprehensive costing framework for software projects that aims for simplicity. This is achieved by integrating commonly used CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) and PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) costing concepts in a broader organizational context. The costing framework comprises three layers: costing targets, costing activities, an...

This study puts forward a generic and comprehensive costing framework for software projects that aims for simplicity. This is achieved by integrating commonly used CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) and PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) costing concepts in a broader organizational context. The costing framework comprises three layers: costing targets, costing activities, an...

The fast changing environment and the complexity of projects has increased risk exposure. The PMBOK proposes a structured risk management process, integrated within the overall project management framework. However, unresolved difficulties call for further developments in the field. In projects, risks take place within a complex web of numerous interconnected causes and effects, which generate ...

Many problems in software development projects are due to risks and could be avoided or minimized if identified and treated pro-actively. In this context, software tools to support risk management could be very helpful. However, it is difficult to find a project management tool, accessible to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that provides adequate support to risk management in conformance wi...

In this paper, we propose a novel approach to determine an appropriate sequence to develop the components of a project management plan. Some newcomers to project management become overwhelmed due to the complex relations within these components. Network theory is a widely used tool in fields with complex relations within entities, but it has not yet been applied to configure a project managemen...

Vorgehensmodelle, Bewertungsmodelle und Wissensmodelle. In der Praxis wird vieles durcheinandergeworfen. In diesem Beitrag wird auf Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede eingegangen am Beispiel von CMMI, PMBOK und dem Vorgehensmodell VM97. Ziel ist die praktische Arbeit der Softwareentwicklung gleichzeitig zu unterstützen und zu fordern. Dazu wurde ein Mapping der Standards angefertigt, das vorgeste...