An experimental investigation of the impact of conflicting project goals on staff resource allocation

The Department of Defense Information Technology budget stands at nine billion dollars and is under severe scrutiny while the backlog of required software continues to grow. It is thereby necessary to improve the efficiency of managing the software process. This thesis uses the Systems Dynamic Model...

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Main Author:	Swett, Clinton L.
Other Authors:	T. Hamid
Language:	en_US
Published:	Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2013
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10945/31495

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spelling	ndltd-nps.edu-oai-calhoun.nps.edu-10945-314952014-11-27T16:18:04Z An experimental investigation of the impact of conflicting project goals on staff resource allocation Swett, Clinton L. T. Hamid Sengupta, Kishore Information Technology Management The Department of Defense Information Technology budget stands at nine billion dollars and is under severe scrutiny while the backlog of required software continues to grow. It is thereby necessary to improve the efficiency of managing the software process. This thesis uses the Systems Dynamic Model of Software Project Management to investigate the effects of stated goals on project manager behavior. Specifically, the experiment focuses on how software project managers allocate resources in both relaxed and constrained resource environments. The effect of goals on manager performance are measured in terms of staffing level decisions, percent of staff allocated to quality assurance activities, estimated schedule, and estimated cost. The results show that manager performance is highly sensitive to stated goals. 2013-04-29T22:51:06Z 2013-04-29T22:51:06Z 1995-06 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10945/31495 en_US This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, it may not be copyrighted. Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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An experimental investigation of the impact of conflicting project goals on staff resource allocation

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