Investigating collaboration driven by requirements in cross-functional software teams

2009 Collaboration and Intercultural Issues on Requirements: Communication, Understanding and Softskills, CIRCUS 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 15-22

  Marczak, Sabrina ^a   Kwan, Irwin ^a   Damian, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Coordination; Crossfunctional software team; Requirements; Socio technical congruence

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

COLLABORATION; COORDINATION; REQUIREMENTS; SOCIOTECHNICAL; SOFTWARE TEAMS;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77953203281     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CIRCUS.2009.2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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