SoftTrak: an industrial case study

Author

Arluk, Julio ; Michaely, Boaz ; Ze´evi, Mike

fYear

1996

fDate

22-24 May 1996

Firstpage

37

Lastpage

46

Abstract

SoftTrak is a project performance management tool based on earned value tracking of a software project´s progress. Performance management tools are needed to report problems back to management. SoftTrak looks to the functional work completed as compared to the work estimation and tracks projects by comparing the actual accomplishments against the planned activities. Projected completion date and effort based on the historical data reported for the project are an integral part of the outputs. SoftTrak was developed by Soft Quest Systems in conjunction with input received from leading industries in Israel. The paper describes the process by which a software development project tracking methodology, using SoftTrak, was defined and later evaluated by B.V.R. Technologies

Keywords

project management; software development management; BVR Technologies; Israeli industries; Soft Quest Systems; SoftTrak; actual accomplishments; earned value tracking; functional work; historical data; planned activities; project performance management tool; projected completion date; software development project tracking methodology; software project progress; work estimation; Computer aided software engineering; Environmental management; Financial management; Programming; Project management; Quality management; Risk management; Safety; Software performance; Software tools;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Assessment of Software Tools, 1996., Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ont.

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7390-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AST.1996.506476

Filename

506476