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A Guide to Deal with Uncertainties in Software Project Management


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1 Informatics Center (CIn), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
2 Statistics and Informatics Department (DEINFO), Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
3 Administration Department (DADM), Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
4 Informatics Center (CIn), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE,, Brazil
 

Various project management approaches do not consider the impact that uncertainties have on the project. The identified threats by uncertainty in a projec day-to-day are real and immediate and the expectations in a project are often high. The project manager faces a dilemma: decisions must be made in the present about future situations which are inherently uncertain. The use of uncertainty management in project can be a determining factor for the project success. This paper presents a systematic review about uncertainties management in software projects and a guide is proposed based on the review. It aims to present the best practices to manage uncertainties in software projects in a structured way including techniques and strategies to uncertainties containment.

Keywords

Software Project Management, Systematic Literature Review, Uncertainties in Projects Management, Uncertainty in Software Projects.
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Authors

Marcelo Marinho
Informatics Center (CIn), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
Suzana Sampaio
Statistics and Informatics Department (DEINFO), Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
Telma Lima
Administration Department (DADM), Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
Hermano de Moura
Informatics Center (CIn), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE,, Brazil

Abstract


Various project management approaches do not consider the impact that uncertainties have on the project. The identified threats by uncertainty in a projec day-to-day are real and immediate and the expectations in a project are often high. The project manager faces a dilemma: decisions must be made in the present about future situations which are inherently uncertain. The use of uncertainty management in project can be a determining factor for the project success. This paper presents a systematic review about uncertainties management in software projects and a guide is proposed based on the review. It aims to present the best practices to manage uncertainties in software projects in a structured way including techniques and strategies to uncertainties containment.

Keywords


Software Project Management, Systematic Literature Review, Uncertainties in Projects Management, Uncertainty in Software Projects.