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Table of ContentsBackCover
Software Development Failures - Anatomy of Abandoned Projects
Preface
Who Should Read This Book?
Acknowledgments
Part I: Conceptual Issues
Chapter 1: Software Development Project Failures
Outline
What Is Software Development Failure?
Software Engineering and Software Development Failures
Motivation for the Book and Readership
Abandoned Software Projects
Types of Abandonment
Failed Software Projects: Two Cases
Internet- and Web-Based Software Projects (and Project Failures)
Conclusion
Chapter 2: Software Project Characteristics
Problem Formulation and Abstraction
Project-Team Composition
Project Risks and Uncertainties
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Factors Critical to Abandoned Software Projects
Abandonment Factors
Framework of Abandonment Factors
Impact of Each Abandonment Factor on Software Development Stages
Software Development Phases and Critical Abandonment Factors
Conclusion
Part II: Empirical Factors
Chapter 4: Socioorganizational Factors and Abandoned Projects
Analysis of Abandoned-Project Cases: Socioorganizational Issues
Impact of Socioorganizational Factors on Systems Development Stages
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Technical Factors and Abandoned Projects
Analysis of Abandoned Projects: Technical and Technological Issues
Impact of Technical Factors on Systems Development Stages
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Economic Factors and Abandoned Projects
Economic Issues in Abandoned Projects
Analysis of Abandoned-Project Cases: The Economic Issues
Impact of Economic Factors on Systems Development Stages
Conclusion
Chapter 7: User Perspectives on Software Development Failures
Company Profile
The CODIS Study
Stakeholders-Interaction Model
Conclusion
Part III: Learning from Failures
Chapter 8: Postabandonment Review - Learning from Abandoned Projects
Postabandonment Review: Introduction
The Postabandonment Review Process
Postabandonment Review Triangulation Process
Abandoned-Project Postmortems in Organizations: Survey Results
Learning Paradigm
Conclusion
Chapter 9: Software Development - A Strategic Paradigm
Project Triangulation
Project Features
Conclusion
Chapter 10: Project Failures and Aftermath
How to Minimize Project Cancellations
Project Cancellations and Aftermath
Conclusion
References
Index
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Index_M
Index_N
Index_O
Index_P
Index_Q
Index_R
Index_S
Index_T
Index_U
Index_V
Index_W-X
Index_Y
Index_Z
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Sidebars