I-Competere: Using applied intelligence in search of competency gaps in software project managers

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 607-625

  Colomo Palacios, Ricardo ^a   González Carrasco, Israel ^a   López Cuadrado, Jose Luis ^a   Trigo, Antonio ^b   Varajao, Joao Eduardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Institute of Accounting and Administration of Coimbra   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Competency gaps; Genetic algorithm; Machine learning; Neural networks; Project manager; Software engineering

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; FORECASTING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MANAGERS; NEURAL NETWORKS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

COMPETENCY GAPS; COMPETITIVE MARKETS; PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT; PLANNING AND SCHEDULING; PREDICTION ACCURACY; PROJECT MANAGERS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAMS; STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84906789388     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-012-9369-6     Document Type: Article

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