Objects: fulfill customer's quality expectation. Deliver software within budget and on schedule
Reasons for runaways: Improper management of the project. e.g unclear objectives,bad planning,new technology,lack of project management methodology,insufficient staff.
CMM: Capability Maturity Model.
Project dimensions
Engineering: how to design,test,code...
Project management: plan,control,cost,sechedule,quality
"Process"
A process for a task comprises a sequence of steps what should be followed to execute the task.
Benefits of following process:
It represent collective knowledge,increase chances of success
Reduce risk by avoiding taking shortcuts
Predict outcome of project
Help organization to learn effectively
Lower anxiety level, checklists inevitably cover 80% task
Effective process -------> successful project