Imagine that you are employed by an organization that would like to further invest in the development of internal software applications. The organization finds it very costly to maintain vendor built and maintained software apps. It believes that the strategy of developing internal software could provide cost savings in the long run.

One of your responsibilities at this organization is to advise upper management on the latest trends and methodologies of software project management strategies. Upper management has asked you to identify and analyze the challenges and issues that the software development teams may experience if they transition to this new strategy. In addition, you are asked to provide your suggestions and solutions to mitigate the challenges and issues.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the latest trends of software project      management strategies and suggest at least three (3) methodologies of      software project management strategies for this project.
2. Select the optimal software project management strategy      for this project and provide a rationale.
3. Select three (3) typical constraints that may exist      while managing and leading software projects within this organization.      Analyze why the determination and clarification of these constraints is      essential within the planning phases of the project. Note: Please refer to      Table 1.1 in Chapter 1 of the text for information on typical constraints      on software projects.
4. Analyze the relationship between the organizational      structure and a project manager’s level of authority and      responsibility.
5. Suggest how a typical software engineering team could      be staffed and describe each team member’s role. Determine the skills that      are required for each team member for the success of the software project      development.
6. Select two (2) software project management frameworks      as options for software development. Discuss how each framework provides      an opportunity for efficient project resource management. Use examples to      justify your answer.
7. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this      assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality      resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font      (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references      must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for      any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the      assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,      and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in      the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Discuss the challenges of leading software projects.
• Compare and contrast the frameworks, standards, and      guidelines for managing software projects.
• Use technology and information resources to research      issues in IT Project Leadership Strategies.
• Write clearly and concisely about topics related to IT      Project Leadership Strategies using proper writing mechanics and technical      style conventions.