Software Project Management Approaches for Monitoring Work-In-Progress: A Review

摘要

Several approaches have been established for the monitoring of the Software Development (SD) process. Monitoring a Software Development Project (SDP) is essential to ensure that the project progress is according to budget, schedule and quality expectations. Consequently, the lack of monitoring and control in SD leads to the failure of such projects. Currently, Agile Methods (AMs) have received wide recognition within the SD field due to their flexibility and effectiveness. Consequently, they have been extensively adopted and thus new versions of AMs have been developed, enhanced and integrated with other approaches to support the increased demand of various project environments. This study aims to review different approaches for monitoring Work in Progress (WIP) in different software project development. Research results have indicated that a strong project management approach is needed to adequately monitor the SD process because monitoring is vital to the success of such projects.