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Case

Softcomp Inc.

Arif Iqbal Rana, Mustafa Bhatti

INDUSTRY : Computer

AREA : Production & Operation Management

ORGANIZATION : Softcomp Inc.

LENGTH : 8

LUMS No : 03-807-2002-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2002

KEYWORDS:

Softcomp,Incorporation,Production,Operations Management,Computer,Electronics,Quality Circle

DESCRIPTION:

This case is about a fictitious company; however it captures the experience of two different software companies in Lahore. Given the nature of issues most executives who read this case, readily relate to them and one can hear comments like: 'This is exactly what goes on in my company.' The case reviews a software development project over its project development cycle in a Software House in Pakistan, mainly through the events that took place from April 2000 to January 2001. The software application MPX b2 was a general product to be marketed in the United States and was projected to contribute about 40% of the company¿s revenues for the fiscal year 2000. The case exposes the participants to various problems with software development projects that are faced by software development companies in Pakistan. The focus of the case is on the following issues 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1) Project Termination. 2) Involvement of the Project Team in the initial phases of the project. 3) Selection and role of the Project Manager. 4) Importance of Requirement and Functional Specification Phase. 5) Development of a Customized application to General application. 6) Role of documentation. 7) Role of Onshorer office offshore development team.

SUBJECTS COVERED:

Production, Operations Management