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MyPMP: A plug-in for implementing the metamodeling approach for project management in small-sized software enterprises

Garcia Ivan (Universidad Tecnológica de la MixteCA, Division de Estudios de Posgrado, Oaxaca, Mexico)
Pacheco Carla (Universidad Tecnológica de la MixteCA, Division de Estudios de Posgrado, Oaxaca, Mexico)
Arcilla-Cobián Magdalena (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Informática, Madrid, España)
Calvo-Manzano Jose (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Informaticos, Campus Montegancedo, Madrid, España)

Nowadays, with the recurrent demands of high quality, delivery on time and no extra costs, the task of managing a software project could be extremely complex for any software enterprise. Furthermore, small-sized software enterprises face several problems (e.g., lack of knowledge, human and financial resources, time, and size of staff) that, undoubtedly, make this task more difficult. In this context, obtaining a simplified version of the management activities can be a helpful alternative for these enterprises. In this way, that an inexperienced project manager can define the management process that best fits with a particular project is not an easy task. Thus, this paper introduces the metamodeling approach in order to help project managers to define a process for managing a software project. Therefore, with the aim to validate its feasibility an add-in program was developed as a part of a case study. The achieved results show an important reduction in project’s effort and time needed to develop a new software product.

Keywords: project management, metamodeling approach, plug-in, small-sized software enterprises