A Systematic Review of Uncertainties in Software Project Management

TL;DR

This paper systematically reviews uncertainties in software project management, highlighting their impact on project failures and proposing strategies for managers to mitigate risks and improve success rates.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive synthesis of uncertainties in software projects and offers insights into managing and reducing these risks effectively.

Findings

Identifies key uncertainties affecting software projects

Suggests strategies to mitigate project risks

Highlights importance of proactive risk management

Abstract

It is no secret that many projects fail, regardless of the business sector, software projects are notoriously disaster victims, not necessarily because of technological failure, but more often due to their uncertainties. The threats identified by uncertainty in day-to-day of a project are real and immediate and the stakes in a project are often high. This paper presents a systematic review about software project management uncertainties. It helps to identify the difficulties and the actions that can minimize the uncertainties effects in the projects and how managers and teams can prepare themselves for the challenges of their projects scenario, with the aim of contributing to the improvement of project management in organizations as well as contributing to project success.