Risk Factors that Affects Software Development Projects: The Importance of Project Management

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TOC \o "1-3 " \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " Introduction PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 1

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " History PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 1

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " The future of IT PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 2

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " Problems with IT and Research PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 2

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " Software Project Management PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 3

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " Risk Management PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " Conclusion : PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 5

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 " References PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 6

Introduction

p From the first analytical engine by Charles Babbage to the latest robotics technology , information technology has come a long way Computer Science and Information Technology are responsible for majority of the economic growth worldwide for the last two decades and more Information technology has changed tremendously since the time of its arrival . Initially , office that had computers used computers employing Microsoft office to do some of their operations . Things started booming and now IT is integrated with almost all the operations of an organization . Computer Science department has become the central department which is connected with all the departments of an organization . All the tasks are performed with the help of computers The whole supply chain is managed with the help of softwares and hardwares that support the software . We can witness numerous automation softwares in the market that are there to help organizations in performing all the tasks with them . One of the most common example of these softwares is Enterprise Resource Planning . It has the ability of handling all the operations of an organization , such as distribution sales , manufacturing , inventory management , invoicing , etc . It consists of various separate functions that are all integrated with each other and perform all operations accurately

History

Historically , IT started with DOS type interfaces after the analytical engine and early room-sized machines . Programmers and computer experts were the only one who could use the initial interfaces , and even then only those programmers who had the knowledge of that particular languages . All the computer languages were so difficult that in to use another language , a programmer had to learn it from scratch . All were different from each other and extremely powerful . With the advent of computers , majority had the perception that they are going to stay connected with science and machines . However , with the development of Windows and office by Microsoft , the perception changed significantly Now computers could also fit in offices and in some homes . With research and advancement of technology , people realized that the next age is going to be the age of information technology . Networks were introduced and this gave computers all the popularity and acceptance they could get . End users came to realize the extensive ability of computers of facilitating humans in doing their jobs speedily and accurately . As technology became more and more significant , the size of the computers started to decrease gradually . From the first computers that were of the size of an entire to a computer that has size equal to that...