Title :
Critical success factors in software projects
Author_Institution :
6615 Gun Road, Marion, TX, USA
Abstract :
Software projects are still late, over budget, and unpredictable. Sometimes the entire project fails before ever delivering an application. The article presents a clear, commonsense review of fundamental project management techniques which reminds us that we still have a long way to go. It presents five essential factors to managing a successful software project: (1) start on the right foot; (2) maintain momentum; (3) track progress; (4) make smart decisions; (5) institutionalize post-mortem analyses
Keywords :
project management; software development management; software quality; commonsense review; critical success factors; fundamental project management techniques; post-mortem analyses; progress tracking; smart decisions; software project management; software projects; Application software; Buildings; Chaos; Cost function; Design methodology; Foot; Programming; Project management; Software development management; Software quality;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
