Research Areas

Planning

development plans
resource allocation
project scheduling

Program Management and Oversight

techniques and tools to minimize reporting

Risk Management

risk identification, analysis, monitoring, avoidance, minimization, and mitigation

Requirements specification and management

feasibility studies
requirements elicitation
analysis
validation
verification
traceability
critical systems specification

Product Design

architectural design
application architectures
distributed systems architectures
user interface design
collaborative design

Process Models and Improvement

process models
process activities
model-driven development
agile development
development frameworks and environments
product line engineering
component-based development
process measurement, change, analysis and modeling
configuration management
version and release control

Metrics

complexity evaluation
test progress
integrated data environments, estimation, and prediction
data visualization and presentation techniques (2D, 3D, web-specifics)

Quality Management

process and product quality
quality assurance, planning, and control

Testing

test case design and implementation
test automation

Rework Reduction Techniques

earned value management
earned schedule
reduction practices

Defect Management

defect ID and reduction
phase containment

People

peopleware
teamware
personal processes
team processes