Software practitioner's perception of project success: a pilot study

• Autores: J. Drew Procaccino, June Verner
• Localización: International journal of the computer, the internet and management, ISSN 0858-7027, Vol. 10, Nº. 1, 2002, págs. 20-30
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The success of a software development project is generally defined in terms of budget, schedule and customer requirements.

    However, it is not clear that all project stakeholders hold the same views of success. In this research, we investigate, by means of a questionnaire, those factors that influence software practitioners¿ view of project success. Our survey shows that the practitioner view comprises two categories, namely personal factors associated with the work and customer/user factors. The personal factor category includes a sense of achievement while working on a project, a good job was done (i.e. a quality was delivered), the project working was satisfying and resulted in professional growth. The customer/user category includes the customer/users were involved, they had realistic expectations and the project met all their requirements