Software Project Management Science and Art

Question: Describe about the Software Project Management for Science and Art? Answer: Summary Software Project management is the science and art of leading and planning projects. It is often regarded as a discipline of management of the project, where the software projects are implemented, planned, controlled and monitored (Maranho, Marinho and de Moura 2015). It emerged during the period between 1970 and 1980 when the software industry grew largely and they realized the need for low cost in the process of software production as compared to the production of hardware. A problem occurred in the gray zone between the delivered software and the user specifications. The management methods of software project put the focus on matching the requirements of the user to deliver the products and therefore, they developed a method known as the waterfall model. The Hybrid model of Agile Waterfall is often considered the perfect solution for projects with various changes. Time is often less critical in the world (Agile), where the status of iteration can be checked and adjusted at a const ant rate. Most of the businesses use this model (hybrid solutions) to meet the expectations as well as the needs and demands of the clients and the customers. Like all other models, the hybrid model of software project management has advantages as well as disadvantages. It allows the software teams to work rapidly (Mahadevan, Kettinger and Meservy 2015). It is because the product managers and the teams of hardware development can keep a track of the work that happens within the organization. However, the user has to give up the certainty of the fixed expectations for the freedom and flexibility of the world (agile), which involves working against fixed deadlines. Both the sides have to compromise while using this model. References Mahadevan, L., Kettinger, W.J. and Meservy, T.O., 2015. Running on Hybrid: Control Changes when Introducing an Agile Methodology in a Traditional Waterfall System Development Environment.Communications of the Association for Information Systems,36(1), p.5. Maranho, R., Marinho, M. and de Moura, H., 2015. Narrowing Impact Factors for Innovative Software Project Management.Procedia Computer Science,64, pp.957-963.