A systematic approach for resource allocation in software projects

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1333-1339

  Otero, Luis Daniel ^a   Centeno, Grisselle ^a   Ruiz Torres, Alex J ^b   Otero, Carlos E ^c  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c Florida Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Learning curve; Personnel assignment; Resource allocation; Software projects; Staff allocation; Training time

Indexed keywords

LEARNING CURVE; NOVEL METHODOLOGIES; RESOURCE ASSIGNMENTS; SKILL SETS; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; SOFTWARE INDUSTRIES; SOFTWARE PRODUCTS; SOFTWARE PROJECTS; SOFTWARE TASKS; STAFF ALLOCATION; TIME FRAMES; TRAINING TIME;

PERSONNEL; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 67349129760     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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