An Exploratory Study of Arabic Language Support in Software Project Management Tools
Al-Koblan, Arwa Al-Amoudi , Hailah AlMazrua , Hebah Al-Moaiqel , Noura AlOmar and Sarah . 2013
Due to the increasing demand for software in managing software development projects, the need of Arabic project management tools to be used by Arabic native speakers is emerging. Moreover, since there is hundreds of effective English project management tools, some of these tools were Arabized to fulfill the needs of Arabic users. However, they lack applying some basic rules in Arabic language. This study addresses the most important consideration elements that must be followed when Arabizing software. Also, a systematic review on three project management tools, which are TeamworkPM, ProjectLibre and Microsoft Project, is conducted based on the proposed guidelines. This study concludes with some recommendations and suggestions, which can be used to improve the software project management tools in particular, and the wide range of software applications that provide Arabic language interfaces in general.
Due to the increasing demand for software in managing software development projects, the need of Arabic project management tools to be used by Arabic native speakers is emerging. Moreover, since…