In recent years, utilization of feature selection techniques has become an essential requirement for processing and model construction in different scientific areas. In the field of software project effort estimation, the need to apply dimensionality reduction and feature selection methods has become an inevitable demand. The high volumes of data, costs, and time necessary for gathering data , ...

Complexity is an inherent attribute of any project. The purpose of defining and documenting complexity is to have an early warning tool allowing a project team to focus on certain areas and aspects of the project in order to prevent and alleviate future risks and issues caused by this complexity. The main contribution of this paper is to present a systematic view of complexity in project manage...

We propose a model for analysis and understanding of factors affecting software project complexity based on the Analytic Network Process and problem structuring methods. We draw on past research on software project complexity and on research on software development productivity and project contexts. The paper provides an analysis of existing research on software project complexity. The proposed...

This paper applies the construct of task uncertainty to study relationships between product development project characteristics and project outcomes. We characterize product development projects in terms of their technology novelty and project complexity levels. This characterization is based on product development literature and organizational information processing theory. We hypothesize that...

This research tends to development of the requirements elicitation methodology with regard to operational nature and hierarchical analysis for complex systems and also, regarding available technologies. This methodology applies Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Analytic Network Process (ANP) to ensure traceability of planned qualitative and quantitative data from requirements to available te...

Complexity is ubiquitous in modern engineering and project management. It traditionally associated with failure. Also, complexity works! delivers functionality, creativity, innovation. management contributes to the success of high-risk IT projects, helps better understanding, allows for prioritization planning resources. Managing negative reduces risk. Positive appropriate are catalysts opportu...

Since the seminal contribution by Shewhart, the dominating approach to production is to minimize all variation in order to get the productive activities into control. Thus, the goal is to avoid all such complexity and uncertainty which could disturb this tight control. This approach is applied in lean production, which is considered to be the superior production template of today. It has to be ...