Enabling Software Development Team Performance during Requirements Definition: A Behavioral Versus Technical Approach

Information Systems Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-125

  Guinan, Patricia J ^a   Cooprider, Jay G ^b   Faraj, Samer ^c  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Case Tools; Information Systems Development; Managerial Effectiveness; Software Development; Team Processes

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; MANAGERIAL EFFECTIVENESS; PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS; REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAMS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS; TEAM PROCESS;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 0032339038     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.9.2.101     Document Type: Article

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