Arbolente, Shirley Rowen L. creator Kanchit Malaivongs Chairperson Malhotra, Vishv Mohan Examination Committee Sadananda, Ramakoti Examination Committee Government of Japan Scholarship Donor text series technical report th Bangkok Asian Institute of Technology 1988 continuing eng 82 p. This research study deals with t he essential information needed in the manpower planning of a software project . The Cost Constructive Model is used as a basis for estimating the software development schedule. The system relies on t he expertise of the project manager to determine the project requirements for a specific software project. Information is organized using the instantiation concept in frame representation and is coupled with an inference engine which embodies the scheduling strategy. The least commitment principle is us e d to determine priorities in project tasks thus avoiding premature decisions in task scheduling. The implemented portion of the design utilizes pre-determined information such as task precedence, task duration, and project staffing requirements that are manipulated in detecting and resolving conflicts that arise in scheduling a software project. A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology Research Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 Computer programming management Asian Institute of Technology. http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B18812 http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B18812 251198 20260818084525.0