Successful software project and products: An empirical investigation
Proceedings of the 2006 ACM/IEEE international symposium on Empirical software engineering
WSKS '09 Proceedings of the 2nd World Summit on the Knowledge Society: Visioning and Engineering the Knowledge Society. A Web Science Perspective
Evaluating logistic regression models to estimate software project outcomes
Information and Software Technology
The optimization of success probability for software projects using genetic algorithms
Journal of Systems and Software
Preliminary results from a survey of multimedia development practices in australia
PROFES'06 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement
Towards a framework for decision making regarding IT adoption
Proceedings of the South African Institute for Computer Scientists and Information Technologists Conference
Key Success Drivers: Meta-Study Findings Applicable to Large High-Technology Projects
International Journal of Information Technology Project Management
Building Resilience in Large High-Technology Projects: Front End Conditioning for Success
International Journal of Information Technology Project Management
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We surveyed a number of Australian software practitioners in order to understand what software development practices were used in their recent software projects. We were particularly interested to discover what project management practices are common in Australian software projects. The relationship between practices and software project outcomes enables us to investigate why some projects succeed and others fail. We found that nearly 20% of projects had no lifecycle methodology and 10% of our respondents did not understand what was meant by a software development lifecycle methodology. Many recognized software practices are not being applied consistently in the projects investigated. Fifty percent of projects began with unclear requirements. Risk assessment is not normally a part of the development process and the organizations are not learning from their mistakes as post mortem reviews are much more likely to be held for successful projects than they are for unsuccessful projects.