The Dynamics of Software Project Staffing: A System Dynamics Based Simulation Approach

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 109-119

  Abdel Hamid, Tarek K ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

BROOKS' LAW; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE PROJECT STAFFING; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0024611582     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/32.21738     Document Type: Note

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