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THE WHITEWATER PROCESS: SOFTWARE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL IT BUSINESSES.

The article discusses methods that small software development companies can use to ensure that they are able to respond to the needs of the market. Small businesses in the United States employ half of all workers, and 80% of information technology workers are in small companies. The authors examine...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 89 - 94
Main Authors: Harris, Michael, Aebischer, Kris, Klaus, Tim
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery May2007
Subjects:
Computer software industry
Computer software development
High technology
Small business
Information technology
Computer science
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses methods that small software development companies can use to ensure that they are able to respond to the needs of the market. Small businesses in the United States employ half of all workers, and 80% of information technology workers are in small companies. The authors examine the software development process and methodologies used at three small information technology businesses in Florida to determine the ways in which these companies, which are rapidly growing, can guarantee success.