Title :
Risk Implications of Software Project Organization Structures
Author :
Bannerman, Paul L.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of NSW, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
Researching organization structures is no longer in fashion. However, a study uncovered gaps in our knowledge about the structure of software projects and their associated risks. This paper develops risk profiles from the literature of four common structures (functional, project, matrix and adhocracy forms) and validates them against data from a public sector study. Understanding structure as a source of project risk could unlock deeply embedded performance problems in software projects that have been overlooked or attributed to other causes.
Keywords :
organisational aspects; project management; risk management; software management; adhocracy form structure; functional structure; matrix structure; project structure; risk management; risk profiles; software project organization structures; Australia; Business; Computer science; Embedded software; History; Project management; Risk management; Software engineering; Software performance; Standards organizations; Risk management; organization structure; software process; software project;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Conference, 2009. ASWEC '09. Australian
Conference_Location :
Gold Coast, QLD
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3599-9
DOI :
10.1109/ASWEC.2009.16
