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software project
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software project	does not have economy of scale as it gets larger due to the increasingly large amount of co-ordination involved
	is a subtopic of 1.6 - Software Engineering Projects
	is often completed behind schedule and over budget, or are not completed at all
	is a kind of subject
	may be at risk from models that are incomplete, incorrect or not flexible enough
	often has problem failure to stick to cost and time because of the inherent complexity of software, the relative immaturity of software engineering and its technologies, lack of knowledge and experience on the part of software engineers, the inherent human tendency towards over-confidence, , and pressure to offer excessively low prices and short development times in order to obtain contracts or make sales
	should not be undertaken without a sound domain analysis
	usually involves modifying an existing system

Kinds of software project :

• average software project (4 facts)
• evolutionary project (4 kinds, 5 facts) - A software project to modify an existing system
• green field project (7 facts) - A software project to develop an entirely new software system from scratch
• large software project (3 facts)
• project that builds on framework or components (6 facts)
• project where requirements have already been determined (3 facts)
• project where requirements must be determined (2 facts)
• small software project (3 facts)