Toward preprototype user acceptance testing of new information systems: Implications for software project management

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-46

  Davis, Fred D ^a   Venkatesh, Viswanath ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Early user acceptance testing; IT project failure; New technology implementation; Technology acceptance model (TAM)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EARLY USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT FAILURE; NEW TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION; SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL;

REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING;

EID: 1542285944     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2003.822468     Document Type: Article

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