Title :
Six translations between software-speak and management-speak
Author :
McKinney, Dorothy
Abstract :
A source of communication problems between software engineers and managers is that they have not learned to speak each other´s language. The author includes examples of the translations they can use to improve their communications. To prevent miscommunication, you should also think about the project from the other´s perspective and look at previous project debacles to find solutions.
Keywords :
software development management; communication problems; contractual commitments; management; miscommunication; software business; software engineers; software requirements; Costs; Engineering management; Financial management; Hardware; Project management; Scheduling; Software design; Software engineering; Software testing; Systems engineering and theory;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MS.2002.1049387
