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Software project management - there is never enough time to do it right!

Brian McNamara, James Uigen, John Tarjan

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Efficiency in software development projects is examined. Project management tools— GANTT charts, program evaluation and review technique (PERT), and critical path method (CPM) are defined and discussed. Of these productivity tools GANTT charts and PERT are the most relevant. Based on an analysis by Shelmerdine (1989), six steps that pro\ide guidelines for software development are presented. These steps provide the project manager with an opportunity to produce efficiency and deliver a software development project on time. Selected project management software packages are presented.

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Key concepts: Gantt chart, Software project management, Project management, Software, Software development, Critical path method, Computer science, Software engineering