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Software development as a design or a production project: An empirical study of project monitoring and control

Software development as a design or a production project: An empirical study of project monitoring and control. Tom McBride, Brian Henderson-Sellers, and Didar Zowghi Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2007. Agenda. Why this article Monitoring and Control

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Software development as a design or a production project: An empirical study of project monitoring and control

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  1. Software development as a design or a production project: An empirical study of project monitoring and control Tom McBride, Brian Henderson-Sellers, and DidarZowghiJournal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2007

  2. Agenda • Why this article • Monitoring and Control • Overview of article • Takeaways for our use

  3. Why this article?

  4. Monitoring and Control

  5. Research Question Do project managers monitor and control their projects as production problems or design problems? Production Design

  6. Production Project • Product to be produced • Problem is understood • Process is clearly defined

  7. Monitoring of Production Projects • Monitor the project against planned progress • Are tasks completed as planned? • Is deliverable of acceptable quality?

  8. Control of Production Projects • Control projects through corrective action • Work more hours • Add more people • Balance workload • Reduce scope of work • Push the schedule

  9. Design Projects • Problem to be solved • Process is not clearly defined • Process is collaborative

  10. Monitoring of Design Projects • Monitor with subjective assessment of progress • Task is final when designs converge • Project plan work breakdown must reflect increasing understanding of the problem

  11. Control of Design Projects • Corrective actions to realign tasks with planned activities • Feedback cycle • Lessons learned from recently completed tasks

  12. Research Study • 32 software development project managers • Structured interviews about: • Project monitoring • Project control • Production project or design project?

  13. Project Monitoring Techniques

  14. Project Control Techniques

  15. Novelty Rating Low Medium High Well understood problem using well known processes Familiar problem using familiar solutions, pushing the boundaries slightly New problem that involves new ways of doing business

  16. Project Novelty

  17. Conclusion • Majority of PMs monitor and control their projects as if they were production problems rather than design problems. • Authors’ recommendation

  18. Takeaways • Our project with DAU • First semester – research • Second semester – prototype development • All year – design

  19. DAU’s Project Processes Do they adjust project management to suit type of project? Design projects managed as production projects?

  20. Questions & Comments

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