M.Com. (Business Management) / It is possible to manage the software development process efficiently. It is, however, important to gain a thorough understanding of the software development process and to be able to measure productivity easily and repeatedly. .A concept which may be used with success in the management of a software project is that of software economy. Software economy is achieved when the greatest quantity of software of the highest quality is produced using the smallest amount of resources (people, hardware and software) in the shortest possible time. The extensive software development process model is an important tool which can be used to maintain the various stages of the development process. Important conclusions can be made from the model. One such a conclusion is that adding more people to a project which is running behind schedule, will not help the project to be finished on time, but may even slow the project down further. The most useful and easy to implement metric, the measurement of productivity, is Function Points. Non-technical personnel may use this technique and it can be implemented early in the life cycle of a project. It is possible to successfully manage the software development process by using basic management principles such as planning, organization, monitoring and control together with the necessary adjustments outlined in this work.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:13460 |
| Date | 18 March 2015 |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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