Context-aware mobile assistant agents in software project management

Abstract

Inter team communication within a software project team is currently cumbersome considering the globally distributed development nature of software projects. We have designed a novel approach based on mobile multi-agent technology that would assist the members of a project teams in effectively communicating within themselves in scheduling meetings and relay of other information among globally distributed teams. Modeled using the GAIA methodology, the system also allows for offline scheduling of meetings and automatic synchronization as and when connection is established. The prototypical system has also been designed using the JADE LEAP platform. The novelty of this approach gives us a better insight into the utility of agent technology as applied to personalized software project management systems.