Title:
Software
Industry in Pakistan: an Investigation into the CMMI Practice of
Project Planning, Monitoring and Control
Abstract: In
Pakistan, Software industry is progressing at a steady pace. CMM
(Capability Maturity Model) is becoming a leading standard and
organizations are beginning to understand the importance of Project
Planning (PP) and Project Monitoring and Control (PMC) as well as other
aspects of project management. PP and PMC are key process area of CMM
at level 2 to provide a framework that enables a project manager to
make reasonable estimates of resources, costs, and schedule at the
beginning of a project and revise them as necessary as the project
progresses. In the current research, we survey the software
industry in Pakistan and identify areas where companies are
predominantly weaker or stronger, and present our analysis. Our study
shows that only about half the organizations follow any accepted
national or international standards. These organizations appear to be
good at defining life cycle models, agreeing on development paradigms,
establishing budgets and schedules, planning for resources,
establishing project plans, analysing issues and monitoring project
parameters. However, they are generally weaker in planning
stakeholders’ involvement, identifying risks, planning/review of data
management activities, documentation, monitoring stakeholders’
involvement, managing risks and taking corrective actions. In the
paper, we highlight the elements of good practice and discuss reasons
for companies’ failing and limitations.
Authors:
Zaigham
Mahmood and Saqib Saeed