Extending the System Dynamics Model of Software Project Management to aMultiproject Environment

摘要

Increase in the demand for software, coupled with concerns regarding costoverruns 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. Keywords: Theses, Human resources management. (Author) (kr)