Reporting on software development projects to senior managers and the Board

Abacus

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-65

  Oliver, G R ^a   Walker, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

IT corporate governance; Management reporting; Model charter; Reporting templates; Software development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645093944     PISSN: 00013072     EISSN: 14676281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6281.2006.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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