Software Project Management

 

Controlling Risk

 

Software Project Management		Programming Concepts, Inc. (www.programmingconcepts.com) has managed hundreds of projects for both in-house and customer systems.  We have an enviable success record due to controlling the risk factors causing projects to overrun.  We have developed “risk reduction” project management standards based on industry accepted standards and practices.  This article provides an overview of the key management techniques to help you realize short term scheduling and quality improvements by reducing risk.   The Problem.  More than half of large software development projects fail and those that are not cancelled, very few are delivered on schedule.  The statistics for software projects are, 31.1% are cancelled before completing 52.7% will cost 189% of their original estimates Avg. 16.2% are completed on-time and within budget Large companies: the avg. is 9% Bang for the Buck.  The key project management issues discussed includes estimating, requirements analysis, selective standards, cognizant programmers, code inspection, quality, and changing requirements.  The issues presented are relatively easy to implement and worth the minimum extra effort to increase the probability of a successful project. More ...   Programming Concepts, Inc. provides software projects management for your organization.  PCI can implement the standards and processes discussed in this paper tailored for your organization.  For more information contact John Petraglia (jpetraglia@programmingconcepts.com).
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