Interpretation of the Results of a Case Study about Impacts and Influences of Exogenous Variables in the Planning of Chronogram and Budget in Software Projects

Abstract

This paper is focused in the interpretation of a Case Study results. This Case Study was based in an article, of the same author of this paper, presented in an international congress (IMCIC 2015) held in Orlando - Florida / USA in March of 2015. This article obtained the Best Paper Award (http://www.iiis.org/bestpapers.asp?year=2015) of the Technical Session which it was presented in IMCIC 2015. Besides to have been included in IMCIC 2015 proceedings, as a complementary award, this same article was published in an Academic Journal. The 2 (two) main points of this Case Study were: 1. Evaluate if the capture of the data to register in the Formulary proposed, by the IMCIC 2015 article, was easy or had some difficulties; 2. Evaluate the accuracy between the data captured, under the rules of the IMCIC 2015 article proposal, and the reality found in 9 (nine) Organizations that were involved in this Case Study survey.

Keywords

• cronogram
• exogenous variables
• impacts
• strategic planning
• budget
• decision-making process
• project management
• time
• costs