SPIM: An Integrated Model of Software Project Management and Organizational Workflows

Abstract

Software projects are very dynamic and are often full of uncertainties and problems that may cause schedule delays, cost increases or unsatisfactory product delivery. To perform these adjustments on the project plans, managers must deal with a set of aspects: the technological resources that will be affected, human resources allocation and other design elements. Yet, during the planning and execution of a software project, the integration of specific activities in the project with the activities that take part in the organization’s common activity flow should be considered. In this sense, this article presents the results of an experimental study related to the integration of project management with organizational flows. A software tool was built to demonstrate and evaluate the results.