Exploring the relationship between software project duration and risk exposure: A cluster analysis

Information and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-182

  Huang, Sun Jen ^a   Han, Wen Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Project duration; Risk component; Risk exposure; Software project management; Software risk management

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; PROCESS PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY; SOFTWARE TESTING;

RISK COMPONENTS; RISK EXPOSURES; SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE RISK MANAGEMENT;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 41749098358     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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