Management of Software Projects In Indian IT Firms: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges Before Project Managers.

Over the last decade, India has emerged as an important global player in software and other IT enabled services. Studies have attributed India's success to factors such as the existence of a large pool of English-speaking and technically qualified manpower, low cost, and minimal regulatory intervention. While the influence of these factors cannot be denied, the authors feel that adaptive as well as archetypal project management practices have the biggest influence on the industry in maintaining its competitive edge. This paper presents the features of the project management practices in the Indian software industry on the basis of a questionnaire survey, field visits and a number of interviews with industry participants and researchers. The paper addresses the unique characteristics of the industry and highlights the opportunities and challenges facing the project managers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]