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A field study of the software design process for large systems
Communications of the ACM · 1988 · Vol. 31(11) · pp. 1268–1287
Abstract
The problems of designing large software systems were studied through interviewing personnel from 17 large projects. A layered behavioral model is used to analyze how three of these problems—the thin spread of application domain knowledge, fluctuating and conflicting requirements, and communication bottlenecks and breakdowns—affected software productivity and quality through their impact on cognitive, social, and organizational processes.
Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesSoftware Engineering ResearchOpen Source Software InnovationsComputer scienceInterviewProductivitySoftwareDomain (mathematical analysis)Process (computing)Field (mathematics)Software engineeringSoftware systemKnowledge management
Funding
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- University of Texas at Austin
- Strong
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