• DocumentCode
    973086
  • Title

    Catching the brass ring [software engineering professional]

  • Author

    Reifer, D.I.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Software Eng., Southern California Univ., CA, USA
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    12
  • Lastpage
    14
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MS.2004.1293066
  • Filename
    1293066