Communication: The neglected technical skill?

Proceedings of the 2007 ACM SIGMIS Computer Personnel Research Conference: The Global Information Technology Workforce, SIGMIS-CPR 2007

Volumn 2007, Issue , 2007, Pages 196-202

  Hall, Tracy ^a   Wilson, David ^b   Rainer, Austen ^a   Jagielska, Dorota ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CMM; Communication

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CAPABILITY MATURITY MODELS; CMM; HIGH QUALITY COMMUNICATIONS; TECHNICAL SKILLS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34248189037     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1235000.1235043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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