Practical Experiences in the Use of Pattern-Recognition Strategies to Transform Software Project Plans into Software Business Processes of Information Technology Companies

Table 2

TCs supported by PMSs.

Category	Time Constraint
Duration	FIXD: Fixed Duration
	FLEXD: Flexible Duration
Inflexible events^†	MSO: Must Start On, MFO: Must Finish On
Flexible events^†	ASAP: As Soon As Possible ⟶ SASAP and FASAP
	ALAP: As Last As Possible ⟶ SALAP and FALAP
	NET: Not Earlier Than ⟶ SNET and FNET
	NLT: Not Later Than ⟶ SNLT and FNLT

^†S (start) or F (finish) events.