Title :
Project failures in small companies
Author :
Rob, Mohammad A.
Author_Institution :
Manage. Inf. Syst., Houston Univ., Clear Lake, TX, USA
Abstract :
The author relates his experiences in a small software development company. These experiences show that project management is challenging and if the project manager is an obstacle, the project is bound to fail. When it does, it can spell disaster for the manager and anyone who accompanies him or her on a software development journey.
Keywords :
human resource management; professional aspects; project management; software development management; software houses; project failures; project management; project manager; small companies; small software development company; Application software; Contracts; Databases; Disaster management; Nose; Personnel; Programming profession; Project management; Subcontracting; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MS.2003.1241374
