Title :
Catching the brass ring [software engineering professional]
Author_Institution :
Center for Software Eng., Southern California Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
Eventhough most senior executives in the larger software firms boast engineering, marketing, legal, and business school backgrounds, most engineering organizations aren´t led by the software people. We discuss about the factors that govern such selections and what software engineering professionals can do about it. We also discuss about why the software professionals often aren´t tapped for top corporate leadership positions and about their role in the business organisations.
Keywords :
human factors; organisational aspects; professional aspects; software houses; business organisation; software engineering professional; software firm; software role; Computer industry; Costs; Engineering management; Intellectual property; Marketing and sales; Marketing management; Product development; Protection; Research and development; Technological innovation;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MS.2004.1293066
