We have been developing software since the 1960s but still have not learned enough to ensure that our software development projects are successful. Boehm suggested that realistic schedule and budgets together with a continuing steam of requirements changes are high risk factors. The Standish Group in 1994 noted that approximately 31% of corporate software development projects were cancelled before completion and 53% were challenged and cost 180% above their original estimate.
June M. Verner
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Software Developers’ Views of End-Users and Project Success
For many years software development has been plagued by systems that, if they are completed at all, are limited in functionality, and are delivered over-budget and late.3 It has been suggested that an on-going “culture gap” is behind many of the problems associated with such systems,7,10 and that “poor communication” between end-users and developers has […]
Defining and Contributing to Software Development Success
Determining the process-related components affecting software developers' perception of project success.
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