Project management integration: diagnostic and good practices to be implemented in the UCI

Abstract

Project management has evolved progressively, becoming today an area of interdisciplinary knowledge. In the market there are models, standards, methodologies and guides that can help an organization dedicated to software
development to improve the management of their projects, which has a positive impact on the quality of their products. The University of Computer Science (UCI) guides the project management process through the Integration Model for Capacity and Maturity (CMMI). In 2015, the organization's 14 software development centers certified Level 2 of this model. CMMI divides project management into four key areas, one of which is Integrated Project Management (PMI) at level 3 of this model. Currently the university has not described and implemented the IPM process area, even though satisfactory results have been obtained with the execution of Project Planning (PP), Risk Management (RSKM) and Project Monitoring and Control (PMC). In this article a bibliographical review of the models and norms more recognized at international level is made, with the objective to determine the elements and good practices of the integrated management of projects that must be considered for a successful management of projects in the UCI. The result obtained constitutes a starting point for the description of the IPM process, taking into account the current certification process of CMMI level 3 in the university.