In order for the software companies to cope with frequently shifting conditions and the raising quality demands, they need to constantly improve the quality of their work. Obviously, these improvement efforts are also reflected in the planning activities. Project planning has become of great importance for software development, which has forced the industry to make fundamental changes of the planning paradigm.
Software engineering is the computer science discipline concerned with developing computer software. However, software engineering does not only include the technical perspective of producing software. Current thesis explores the planning paradigm and the significance of planning efforts in the Swedish software industry. Contemporary literatures on software project planning are reviewed and presented. Moreover, the result of an empirical study, examining the relationship between project planning and project success, is presented.
Contents
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND
1.2 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
1.3 OVERVIEW
2 PROJECT PLANNING
2.1 THE PROJECT PLAN
2.1.1 Why do we have a project plan?
2.1.2 Different types of project plans
2.1.3 The form of a project plan
2.2 PROJECT ESTIMATION
2.2.1 Why do we estimate?
2.2.2 What do we estimate?
2.2.3 How do we estimate?
2.2.3.1 Experience-based techniques
2.2.3.2 Algorithmic modeling
2.3 RISK PLANNING
2.3.1 Risk Concepts
2.3.2 Risk Identification
2.3.3 Risk Quantification
2.3.4 Risk Response Planning
2.4 PROJECT PLANNING MANAGEMENT
2.4.1 Planning Management
2.4.2 Project Organizational Structure
2.4.3 Process Models
2.4.3.1 Waterfall
2.4.3.2 Remaining process models
2.4.4 Roles and Responsibilities
3 PROJECT SUCCESS
3.1 PROJECT SUCCESS ASSESSMENT
4 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
4.1 OUR RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
4.2 OUR RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
4.2.1.1 Interviews
4.3 RESEARCH RESULTS
4.3.1 Project Planning
4.3.1.1 The Project Plan
4.3.1.2 Project Estimation
4.3.1.3 Risk Planning
4.3.2 Project Success
4.4 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
5 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
5.1 RELATED RESEARCH WORK
5.2 OUR RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
5.3 OUR RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
5.4 DATA
5.5 MEASURES
5.6 DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULT
5.6.1 Correlation to achievement of Planning Goals
5.6.2 Correlation to Customer Benefits
5.6.3 Correlation to Contractor Benefits
5.6.4 Project managers general view on project success
5.7 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
6 CONCLUSION REFERENCES
Author: Andreas Ljungquist, Björn Rosander
Source: Blekinge Institute of Technology
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