Software Developers' Views of End-Users and Project Success.

The article discusses software development project management. The authors compare and contrast perceptions held by software developers and end-users regarding the successful attributes, functions, and requirements of systems made for end-users. Software development has been challenged by projects t...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 52; no. 5; pp. 113 - 117
Autores principales: PROCACCINO, J. DREW, VERNER, JUNE M.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery May2009
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Sumario:The article discusses software development project management. The authors compare and contrast perceptions held by software developers and end-users regarding the successful attributes, functions, and requirements of systems made for end-users. Software development has been challenged by projects that were developed over-budget, late, and with limited functionality, the authors state. Other topics of discussion include ineffective communication between systems developers and end-users and what end-users consider to be important in the developmental process.