Understanding and evaluating collaborative work in multi-site software projects - A framework proposal and preliminary results

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 283-292

  Marttiin, P ^a   Lehto, J A ^a   Nyman, G ^b  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Communications technology; Knowledge management; Project management; Proposals; Stress; Technology management; Testing; Virtual groups

Indexed keywords

GROUPWARE; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRESSES; TESTING;

COLLABORATIVE SOFTWARES; COLLABORATIVE WORK; COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PROPOSALS; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTS; VIRTUAL GROUP;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

EID: 80052397055     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2002.993882     Document Type: Conference Paper

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