1. Introduction In this paper will talk about the Project Management the role of project management is becoming more and more important and valuable in order to make the project a success. Consequently, it has now become even more significant to avoid the reasons for a failure of a project beforehand. There are an ample amount of reasons for which a software project might result in a failure. Some are high in likelihood and effect while others are less likely and risky. Project Manager revolves around the primary functions for effective results and consists of: planning, organizing, staffing, guidance, and control. There are 14 principles revolve under those functions. Software managers must develop the skills, knowledge and abilities in each of these functions to provide an acceptable product successfully on schedule and within budget. [1] Producing a large software system is causing a big problem if it is not assigned and organized to a work-team. A software engineering environment and associated tools must be acquired to support selected methods. Plans must be developed budgets and schedules must be negotiated and agreed upon by stakeholder. To succeed, software managers must perform these activities Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Controlling, and Integrating. One of the big questions here "Why have you succeeded as a software project manager when others have failed?" Mr. Donald find That's not an easy question, After thinking he found out the idea of 3 P's of software management its deep and simple, and the projects he managed both successful and not. Depends entirely on those attributes of success. What are the 3 P's? They are the processes, products, and people, and managers must control the 3 P's concurrently.... ... middle of paper ... ...th Edition, Wiley-Interscience. ISBN-13: 978-0471-77562-1, ISBN-10:0471-77562-2 [5] Why Big Software Project Fails: The 12 Key Questions – p.21-26, Donald J. Reifer (2006) Software Management, 7th Edition, Wiley-Interscience. ISBN-13: 978-0471-77562-1, ISBN-10:0471-77562-2 [6] In-House Software Development: What Project Management Practices Lead to Success? – p.129-136, Donald J. Reifer (2006) Software Management, 7th Edition, Wiley-Interscience. ISBN-13: 978-0471-77562-1, ISBN-10:0471-77562-2 [7] Critical Success Factor in Software Projects – p27-32, Donald J. Reifer (2006) Software Management, 7th Edition, Wiley-Interscience. ISBN-13: 978-0471-77562-1, ISBN-10:0471-77562-2 [8] 21 Project Management Success Tips – p.145-152, Donald J. Reifer (2006) Software Management, 7th Edition, Wiley-Interscience. ISBN-13: 978-0471-77562-1, ISBN-10:0471-77562-2
Gray, C., Larson, E. (2008). Project Management: The managerial Process. New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.
Generally, the software projects that failed are evaluated in terms of cost, time, human resources (employees involved in project), Objectives caused to start a project have to be changed. The failure of the software projects may happen at any level sometimes at designing phase, requirements phase, etc. Many researchers, summarized that the main reasons for projects failures are:
Graham, R. J. & Randall, L., Creating an Environment for Successful Projects: The Quests to Manage Project Management, second ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 65-113, 2003.
Joseph Phillips’ article “Project Management Definition and Solutions” published on cio.com explains the basic principles of IT project management and why IT projects fail. All temporary ventures taken to create unique services or products, also known as projects, travel in the five phases that make up the project management lifecycle. These phases are: (1) initiating, (2) planning, (3) executing. (4) monitoring and closing, and (5) closing (Phillips, 2014).
A project is a temporary grouping of resources to solve a one-of-a-kind problem. Organized approach was necessary to manage the complex interrelationships among a huge number of diverse tasks achieved by many different specialists. To get further understanding about software management, the fundamental concepts of modern project management and how these concepts can be applied to software development projects are discussed in this article. The important purpose of the conceptual phase is to determine the practicality of the project. Normally project life cycle can broke into four generic phases which are project conception, planning, execution and termination.
Patanakul, P., & Milosevic, D. Z. (2010). They are business leaders at Spotlight Corporation. In D. Z. Milosevic, P. Patanakul, & S. Srivannaboon, (Eds.), Case studies in project, program, and organizational project management (pp.409-416), Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley &
Project Management Critical Success Factors defining project success poses another challenge in understanding project management and accordingly assessing its performance. It is generally accepted however, that the success of a project can be well-defined through the convergence of, the ability of the process to meet the technical goals of the project while not deviating from the three constraints of scope, time and cost; the usefulness of the project as perceived by project team, sponsors and beneficiaries; and the performance of the project (Kerzner, 1992, 2001, 2003). Hence, project success or failure can only be effectively measured at the completion of the
Gray, Clifford F.; Larson, Erik W., Project Management – The Managerial Process, Copyright © 2001 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Large and small businesses, governments, and schools strive to build the next new gadget, manage resources more efficiently, and teach or train in more creative ways. If they set out blindly on a task without proper oversight and thought about the process, then surely the result would be a dismal failure. Project management enables these entities, and various others, to carefully consider the many variables before, during, and after the project actually takes place. Project management refers to the careful planning, organization, and management through a single one-time activity. Projects are non-routine tasks that are set out to be accomplished for a specific amount of time (Trelles-Duckett & Lonergan , n.d.). Projects have an absolute
Insightfully mapping out the technological advancements in software development from its beginnings somewhere in the late 1940’s to the current modern age. There is more than enough compelling evidence that software technology has laid a strong impact on all economic and social aspects of our modern day living. Thus, a systematic approach towards high quality software development is required due to an increasingly quality oriented market and competitive business world.
- Reel, J.S, “Critical Success Factors in Software Projects”, IEEE Software, May 1999, pp. 18-23.
My interest in Software Engineering, as a practical approach to develop software, arose while studying it in my fourth semester. I became aware of the different software development methodologies and the various stages in developing a software. This interest blossomed further through studying software project management & software testing. I came to understand the need of the various managemen...
In Michiel van Genuchten’s case study “Why is Software Late? An Empirical Study of Reasons For Delav in Software Development” he explores the reasons why this might be the case. The study took place in a software development department that ran for approximately two years. The department was concerned with the “development and integration of the system software in the operating system and data communicating fields”. One hundred and seventy-five engineers were in control of roughly three hundred products. It is pointed out that the time spent on each activity was difficult to measure. As a result, there was a lack of responsibility and documentation of recorded hours. The difference between the data held by the project leaders was too large to be credible. The most significant finding of this case study is that only thirty percent of activities were finished according to plan. It was discovered that there was an ever-growing difference between subsequent phases of the project. It is pointed out that forty five percent of the cause for these overages was due to organizational related issues. To conclude the study various surveys were distributed to try and figure out why the estimation of phases were off by such a high amount. It turns out that many described an over optimistic plan and an underestimation of complexity and
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When planning a new project, how the project will be managed is one of the most important factors. The importance of a managers will determine the success of the project. The success of the project will be determined by how well it is managed. Project management is referred to as the discipline that entails the processes of carefully planning, organizing, controlling, and motivating the organization resources so as to foster and facilitate the achievement of specific established and desired goals and meet the specific criteria of success required in the organization (Larson, 2014). Over the course of this paper I will be discussing and analyzing the importance of project management.