SMP: a process-driven approach to project management

M. Frappier, M. Richard
2004 37th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2004. Proceedings of the  
SMP is a project management tool specifically designed for process-oriented software projects. It integrates six project management functions: process modelling, effort estimation, planning, tracking, control and measurement. Their integration is based on three basic principles : i) a project plan should follow from a process model; ii) effort estimation should be based on project historical data; iii) control should be based on units that can be tracked across several phases and activities.
more » ... is inspired from Watt's Humphrey Personal Software Process, which has been lifted to deal with large projects instead of personal projects.
doi:10.1109/hicss.2004.1265609 dblp:conf/hicss/FrappierR04 fatcat:ok2w7hyr6ja5jk2bagwiwoitpa