Extending the System Dynamics model of software project management to a multiproject environment
Authors
Brabant, Darlene A.
Subjects
Multiproject management
human resources management
software project development
human resources management
software project development
Advisors
Abdel-Hamid, Tarek K.
Date of Issue
1998-03-01
Date
March 1990
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Increase in the demand for software, coupled with concerns regarding cost overruns and schedule delays in software development lead experts to believe that the United States will be unable to produce the software it needs. In order to improve their performance, software professionals must first understand the development process. The System Dynamics model of software project management provided a tool for the understanding of a single project. This tool was expanded to model a multiproject environment in which more than one project is managed. Identification and addition of the variables necessary to reflect manpower decisions resulting in-movement between projects and within an organization were effected. This enhancement provided insights onto the allocation of resources to projects and into the optimization of the staffing function.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Format
v, 135 p. ; ill.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.