期刊名称：Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：1547-5840
电子版ISSN：1547-5867
出版年度：2005
卷号：2
页码：671-671
出版社：Informing Science Institute
摘要：It is sometimes very difficult for an organization to adopt a specific software project management
methodology in a short space of time. It requires sufficient time, adequate financial support and
skilled human resources in order to start with a comprehensive methodology. It is, however, often
more appropriate to use a maturity model so as to progress from one maturity level to the next.
Assessment of the maturity level of an organization provides a good benchmark to rate the success
of its operations. One such exercise was carried out in South Africa in 2003, and the overall
average project management maturity was found to be 2.92 (Sonnekus & Labuschagne, 2004) on
a scale of 1 to 5. The maturity level was found to be closely linked to the success rate of projects.
In this paper we report on a similar exercise conducted in Mauritius regarding the maturity level
of software development projects. The average maturity of software development companies in
Mauritius can provide a useful indication of, among others, the current status of software project
management with a view of bringing about improvement in this sector.
Given that Mauritian software development companies are making use of European/Western
software project management methodologies, this study has been carried out and a preliminary
attempt was made to also assess their ability to deal with factors related to cultural, social, economic
and political situation within the local context. These factors, when incorporated into existing
project management methodologies, can bridge the gap between developing and developed
countries and also contribute towards the globalization of software project management.
