Analysis of software project complexity factors

Abstract

Software projects are among the most complex endeavours today. The increased complexity had led to high numbers of software project failures in terms of time, cost quality etc. Software project complexity is one of the main reasons for these failures. Various approaches to measure software complexity have been proposed focusing on the software product complexity but without considering the complexity of the process. In this paper it is presented the results of an extended literature review and of a statistical analysis followed for identifying the main factors that affect software project complexity taking into account both technical and project management aspects of the software development process.