Software Projects Success by Objectives

Critical Success Factors in Software Projects

Software Process Maturity and the Success of Free Software Projects

The success of free software and open source projects has increased interest in utilizing the open source model for mature software development. However, the ad hoc nature of open source development may result in poor quality software or failures for a number of volunteer projects. In this paper, projects from SourceForge are assessed to test the hypothesis that there is a relationship between ...

CSFs for Offshore Software Projects Critical Success Factors for Managing Offshore Software Development Projects

Early experiences with offshore software development (OSD) have not been consistently positive. There have been abundant media reports of various companies whose offshore projects were not able to live up to expectations. It would appear that this can be traced back to insufficient project management by the offshore project partners. In this context, some research has been carried out on the cr...

Requirements Engineering as a Success Factor in Software Projects

ion and partitioning. The majority of projects developed prototypes ranging from simple mock-ups to operational prototypes. A third of the RE teams developed OO models. Most projects verified and validated requirements with multiple stakeholders. More than half the projects performed peer reviews or walk-throughs to verify or validate requirements. Repeatedly, participants emphasized the import...

Rethinking Success in Software Projects: Looking Beyond the Failure Factors

The notions of success and failure in software projects are confusing. Failure is often considered in the context of the iron triangle as the inability to meet time, cost, and performance constraints. While there is a consensus around the prevalence of project failure, new projects seem destined to repeat past mistakes. This chapter tries to advance the discussion by offering a new perspective ...