Extending the System Dynamics Model of Software Project Management to a Multiproject Environment

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. (Author) (kr)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA226163

Entities

People

  • Darlene A. Brabant

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Classification
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Costs
  • Feedback
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • Manpower
  • Marine Corps
  • Organizational Structure
  • Productivity
  • Project Management
  • Resource Management
  • Software Development
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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