DocumentCode
1086602
Title
Keys to engineering a workable contract
Author
Dakin, K.
Author_Institution
Dakin Lawtech LLC, Englewood, CO
Volume
13
Issue
1
fYear
1996
fDate
1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
99
Lastpage
100
Abstract
A major stumbling block to designing a good contract is a legal concept called meeting of the minds. The basis for this concept is that two parties cannot agree unless they understand what they are contracting for. The process of drawing up a written contract is intended to assist in this understanding. However, much room remains for error when negotiating something as technical as software development. The paper discusses some legal and policy aspects of information technology use and development
Keywords
contracts; information technology; legislation; software development management; contract; error; information technology development; information technology use; legal aspects; legal concept; meeting of the minds; policy aspects; software development; Contracts; Data processing; Engineering profession; Law; Legal factors; Maintenance engineering; Programming profession; Standards development; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Software, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0740-7459
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/52.476292
Filename
476292
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