Improvement of the project management process: an application in software industry

Nowadays, software systems are emerging in manufacturing, finance, insurance, healthcare, transportation, finance and many other areas. In most companies, it is not possible to maintain organizational activities without software. Organizations are increasingly in need of software systems due to increased competition and improved technology. The change of technology and demans of customers make more complex day after day the software systems. According to the researches observed the most of software projects are erroneous, less realiability, unable to develop solutions for customers needs and the software couldn't be delivered on time. The main problem is the lack of software development process. In this study, the software development process examined in terms of basic aspects. Lean techniques and value stream mapping method, as well as software development methodologies, have been selected to address the general theoretical knowledge. An application example is given in the information sector and value stream mapping method is used. An analysis of the value stream chart has identified the preparation times and activities that do not add value. The software development process was improved by using the generated future state stream map and lean techniques and the project was analyzed according to the success status and this application was evaluated.