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Knowledge management (KM) is essential for success in any software project, but especially in global software development where team members are separated by time and space. Software organizations are managing knowledge in various ways to increase transparency and improve software team performance. One way to classify these strategies is proposed by Earl who defined seven knowledge management schools...
The transition from traditional methods to agile project management methods and the changes needed to obtain their real benefits are difficult to achieve. Applying agile methodologies based on maturity models such as Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) has been the focus of much debate in academic circles and in the software industry. Given the high and widespread rate of failure in adopting...
An increasing number of companies are distributing their software production processes around the world, for productivity gains, cost savings and quality improvements. Software engineers have recognized the great influence of this form of work and are looking for models to facilitate projects with distributed teams. In addition to the engineers also project managers have faced challenges at different...
Participating in and the coordination of innovation networks is very complex and difficult. In particular in loosely coupled networks of small and medium sized enterprises with the goal to develop knowledge intensive products and services. In the past these enterprises developed key competences due to the specialization on nice markets. Unfortunately these competences are no longer enough to develop...
In this article, it is presented a mathematical model for the additional financial value generated in software projects, as a function of the number of incremental deliveries during the project. Based on this model, it was presented the theoretical asymptotic limit, for infinite deliveries during the project. This practice is called Continuous Deployment (CD), already used by many companies such as...
Firms world-wide are actively engaged to achieve internationally accepted quality levels to ensure their position in the emerging international market especially those from developing economies. Unfortunately the construction industry, generally, has lagged behind other industries in implementing Total Quality Management (TQM) which provides excellence in customer satisfaction through continuous improvements...
Despite the growing interest in the usage and application of Agile Project Management Methodologies (PMMs), there is only scant research examining how and why organisations select agile approaches for managing and delivering Information Technology /Information Systems (IT/IS) projects. This paper reports on the findings of such research conducted within the context of a large technology-focused case...
This article describes the outsourcing of e-learning projects in museums. Because most museums do not have a dedicated unit to develop the e-learning system, they outsource the e-learning project to outside firms. In public museums, the administration usually manage the outsourced e-learning projects as a traditional transaction under standard procedures. In this study, the author pointed out the...
This paper presents the research of different aspects of software quality and the complex analysis of the impact on the project of implementation of sophisticated ERP solutions in Serbian enterprises through a detailed presentation of the characteristic companies' results‥ Based on the study of relevant literature and researches in specific companies in Serbia which differ according to the type of...
Strategic management of projects is an evolving concept in research literature of project management. In this study, we investigated the implementation of strategic management particularly in new product development projects to determine its existence and its forms. We found that such projects typically use the following four strategies, product superiority, product time-to-market, customer intimacy,...
Agile has gained much attention and controversy as a contemporary project management approach. While many management practitioners and researcher, report great benefits and advantages over traditional execution methods, others experienced disappointments or outright failures with this contemporary process which differs from established principles and standards of conventional project management. -...
A study on project management maturity has been conducted in the mining sector, specifically a mineral sand organization, in order to compare this company's project management maturity with other industries in South Africa. The study further identifies gaps in the company's project maturity and makes recommendations to address these. The 5-level project management maturity model has been applied and...
The paper details changes made to the assessment methods employed on two modules delivered on six MSc programmes in Engineering. The assessment altered from all coursework to a combination of a coursework and examination to meet Professional Body requirements. Further, the paper will highlight how student feedback was sought on the new assessment approach and how this feedback led to developments...
The aim of our study was to provide a contribution to the research field of the critical success factors (CSFs) of ERP projects, with a specific focus on smaller enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, we conducted a systematic literature review in order to update the existing reviews of CSFs. On the basis of that review, we led several interviews within German SMEs that have implemented ERP systems. As a...
Project management can be defined as a complex set of activities that are performed by project managers, individuals or larger entities, that requires proper application of skills, knowledge, tools and techniques in order to reach or exceed project requirements. Two of the most important skills or techniques that greatly influence the end result of a project are task delegation and resource allocation...
E-portfolio benefits have been widely recognized in literature, although they are most commonly integrated for benefit in academic. This article discusses the benefits observed from integration, as well as the demand for improved portfolio developments, using a small range of peer-reviewed studies as supporting evidence. The discussion and analysis, after presenting the clear case for improvement,...
Software professionals do not always clarify what they mean by their effort estimates. Knowing what is meant by an estimate is, however, essential when adding individual effort estimates from a work breakdown structure to find the estimated total effort. Adding the most likely instead of the mean effort of a set of cost elements may result in substantial underestimation of the total effort. In a survey...
There are studies showing what happens if agile teams are introduced into a non-agile organization, e.g. Higher overhead costs and the necessity of an understanding of agile methods even outside the teams. This case study shows an example of work motivational aspects that might surface when an agile team exists in the middle of a more traditional structure. This case study was conducted at a car manufacturer...
PROMCODE (PROject Management for COntracted DElivery) is an innovative research consortium to change the way of project management on the resource-oriented services platform. It was launched by Nanzan University and six major Japanese IT companies including Fujitsu, Hitachi, IBM, NEC, Nomura Research Institute, and NTT DATA in May, 2012. Since then, we have developed a common data model to exchange...
Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) is the sum of all costs that would disappear if the job is done right first time. According to various researchers, COPQ ranges between 22 to 33% of total revenues. COPQ remains hidden because normally it is not measured and recorded in the existing accounting systems. Management fails to initiate timely corrective actions due to lack of knowledge of hidden problems/losses...
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