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Software Project
Management
for Distributed
Computing
Life-Cycle Methods for Developing
Scalable and Reliable Tools
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Zaigham Mahmood
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Software Project
Management for Distributed
Computing
Life-Cycle Methods for Developing Scalable
and Reliable Tools
Editor
ZaighamMahmood
DepartmentofComputingandMathematics
UniversityofDerby
Derby,UK
ShijiazhuangTiedaoUniversity
Hebei,China
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Preface
Overview
SoftwareProjectManagement(SPM)isasubdiscipline ofprojectmanagementin
which software projects are planned, engineered, implemented and monitored. In
orderthatsoftwareproductsaredeliveredontime,withintheallocatedbudgetsand
fullyconformingtotheuserrequirements,itisimperativethatsoftwareprojectsare
appropriately designed, managed and well executed, especially if these relate to
complexsoftwaresystems.ManySPMparadigmshavebeensuggestedinthepast
and successfully employed in recent years; however, with the advancement in
computing technologies, including cloud computing, distributed computing and
the Internet of Things, the existing frameworks and management approaches do
notnecessarilysatisfactorilyapply.Thereisnowarequirementforsoftwaretobe
scalable,sustainableandsuitablefordistributedcomputingenvironments.This,in
turn,suggestsarequirementformanagementmethodswithevolutionarylifecycles
and software engineering approaches that take into account distributed working
practices and distributed team management working in virtual operating environ-
ments.ItisforthisreasonthatSPMisbecominganimportantresearchtopicinthe
fieldofsoftwareengineering.
Inrecentyears,numerousnewerapproachesandtoolsforthedevelopmentand
management of software products and projects have been suggested, some being
deployedwithsomedegreeofsuccesstosatisfytherequirementsofscalabilityand
multi-tenancy. However, the research must continue to fully satisfy the require-
mentsasbrieflymentionedabove.
With this background, the current volume, Software Project Management for
DistributedComputing:Life-CycleMethodsforDevelopingScalableandReliable
Tools,aimstoinvestigatethelatestmanagementapproachestodevelopingcomplex
softwarethatisefficient,scalable,sustainableandsuitablefordistributedenviron-
ments.Thefocusisprimarilyonnewermethodologieswithrespecttomanagement
processes. Emphasis is also on the use of latest software technologies and
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frameworks for the life-cycle methods including design, implementation and test-
ingstagesofthesoftwaredevelopment.
Hopefully,thistextwillfillagapintheSPMliteratureandpracticebyproviding
scientificcontributionsfromresearchersandpractitionersofinternationalreputein
the fields of management and software engineering. Thirty-six authors have
presented latest research developments, frameworks and methodologies, current
trends,state-of-the-artreports,casestudiesandsuggestionsforfurtherunderstand-
ing, development and enhancement of management approaches for developing
scalableandmulti-tenantcomplexsoftware.
Objectives
The aim of this volume is to present and discuss the state of the art in terms of
frameworks and methodologies for software project management for distributed
computing environments. The features that set this book apart from others in the
fieldinclude:
• Latestresearch,developmentandfuturedirectionsintheproposedsubjectarea
ofsoftwareprojectmanagement(SPM)
• Case studies describing challenges, best practices and solutions for SPM for
distributedcomputingenvironments
• Textbook and complete reference for students, researchers, practitioners and
projectmanagersinthesubjectareaofSPM
• Alignment of software engineering frameworks with SPM approaches using
latesttechnologies
• Corporateanalysispresentingabalancedviewdiscussing benefitsandinherent
issues
Organization
Thereare15chaptersinSoftwareProjectManagementforDistributedComputing:
Life-Cycle Methods for Developing Scalable and Reliable Tools. These are orga-
nizedinthreepartsasfollows:
• Part I: Characteristics and Estimation of Software Projects for Distributed
Computing. This section has a focus on characteristics, perspectives and
estimation approaches. There are five chapters in this part of the book. The
first two chapters discuss the modelling of reusability and estimation of cost
andtimefordistributedsoftwaredevelopmentprojects.Thefocusofthethird
contribution in the section is on functional size measurement of distributed
softwareapplications,andthefourthchapterdiscussesthecorecharacteristics
of large-scale defence-related software projects. The fifth contribution
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introduces and presents software project management (SPM) as a distributed
service:SPMaaS.
• Part II: Approaches and Frameworks for Software Development and Software
Project Management. This part of the book also comprises five chapters that
focus on frameworks and methodologies. The first contribution presents
component-based reference architecture for embedded software development.
The next chapter proposes a 3PR framework for SPM based on people, pro-
cesses, products and risks, while the third contribution discusses a novel
crowdsourcing approach for software development. The fourth contribution
presents a migration and management approach for distributed environments.
The fifth chapter investigates a novel approach for modelling of large-scale
multi-agentsoftwaresystems.
• Part III: Advances in Software Project Management and Distributed Software
Development.Therearefivechaptersinthissectionaswellthatfocusonlatest
developmentsinSPMandsoftwaredevelopmentfordistributedcomputing.The
firstcontributiondiscussesanerrorpronenessmechanismbasedonbirdmating
algorithm.ThenextchapterpresentsanovelScrumprocessrelevanttodefence
and security domain. The third chapter is on ontology annotation for SPM for
distributed computing environments. The fourth contribution investigates the
scope of Agile project management in an educational setting, while the final
chapter in the book focusses on SPM for combined software and data
engineering.
Target Audiences
The current volume is a reference text aimed at supporting a number of potential
audiences,includingthefollowing:
• Project managers and software engineers who wish to deploy the newer
approaches and technologies to ensure the development of software that is
scalable,sustainableandsuitablefordistributedcomputingenvironments
• Studentsandlecturerswhohaveaninterestinfurtherenhancingtheknowledge
oftechnologies,mechanismsandframeworksrelevanttosoftwareprojectman-
agement(SPM)fromadistributedcomputingperspective
• Researchers in this field who require up-to-date knowledge of the current
practices, mechanisms and frameworks relevant to SPM, to further extend the
bodyofknowledgeinthisfield
Derby,UK ZaighamMahmood
Hebei,China
Acknowledgements
The editor acknowledges the help and support of the following colleagues during
thereview,developmentandeditingphasesofthistext:
• JosipLorincz,FESB-Split,UniversityofSplit,Croatia
• Dr.N.Maheswari,SchoolCS&Eng,Chennai,TamilNadu,India
• AleksandarMilic´,UniversityofBelgrade,Serbia
• Dr.S.Parthasarathy,ThiagarajarCollegeofEng,TamilNadu,India
• DanielPop,Institutee-AustriaTimisoara,WestUniv.ofTimisoara,Romania
• Dr.PethuruRaj,IBMCloudCenterofExcellence,Bangalore,India
• Dr.MuthuRamachandran,LeedsBeckettUniversity,Leeds,UK
• Dr.LucioAgostinhoRocha,StateUniversityofCampinas,Brazil
• Dr.SaqibSaeed,UniversityofDammam,SaudiArabia
• Dr.MahmoodShah,UniversityofCentralLancashire,Preston,UK
• Dr.FareehaZafar,GCUniversity,Lahore,Pakistan
I would also like to thank the contributors of this book: 36 authors and
co-authors,fromacademiaaswellasindustryfromaroundtheworld,whocollec-
tivelysubmitted15chapters.Withouttheireffortsindevelopingqualitycontribu-
tions,conformingtotheguidelinesandmeetingoftenthestrictdeadlines,thistext
wouldnothavebeenpossible.
Grateful thanks are also due to the members of my family – Rehana, Zoya,
Imran, Hanya, Arif and Ozair – for their continued support and encouragement.
Every good wish, also, for the youngest in our family: Eyaad Imran Rashid Khan
andZayb-un-NisaKhan.
DepartmentofComputingandMathematics ZaighamMahmood
UniversityofDerby
Derby,UK
ShijiazhuangTiedaoUniversity
Hebei,China
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