Software Project Management Tools & Techniques Today

Efficient Software Project Management is an integral & important requirement for any successful software project execution. While many tools promise to deliver software project management capabilities, few tools & teams succeed.

In the article ‘Visions for the Project Management Software Industry’, Stacy Goff looks at the state of software project management tools & techniques today.

The harsh reality is the majority of the existing market is still not effectively using 20-25 year-old technology, and unless something changes, the average enterprise in 2025, even with innovation, market pressures and significant effort, will still be struggling to adopt today’s leading technologies…

Adding more features and capabilities will not be the driver for advancement. The challenge of the next several decades, rather, is to maximize the benefits from the proper use of the tools that exist today, and then add the project management competencies needed to embrace the advancements to come…

The industry still has far to go to fulfill its potential. A combination of the right tools and processes with team members who possess the necessary competencies is the best hope for organizations who wish to advance their position…

Read the entire article at dr. dobbs