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  • September – October 2009
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  • IEEE Software

Critical Decisions in Software Development: Updating the State of the Practice

By: Alan MacCormack, Michael A. Cusumano, Chris Kemerer and Bill Crandall
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Abstract

This article focuses on how to choose the "right" software development process, how to structure global software design chains, how to manage the interaction of project structure and software design, and how to balance innovation and efficiency in a software business.

Keywords

Applications and Software; Product Development; Projects; Innovation and Management; Performance Efficiency; Information Technology Industry

Citation

MacCormack, Alan, Michael A. Cusumano, Chris Kemerer, and Bill Crandall. "Critical Decisions in Software Development: Updating the State of the Practice." IEEE Software 26, no. 5 (September–October 2009).
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About The Author

Alan D. MacCormack

Technology and Operations Management
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  • Computer-Implemented Methods and Systems for Measuring, Estimating, and Managing Economic Outcomes and Technical Debt in Software Systems and Projects: US Patent 11,126,427 B2 By: Daniel J. Sturtevant, Carliss Baldwin, Alan MacCormack, Sunny Ahn and Sean Gilliland
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  • Disrupting the Disruptors or Enhancing Them? How Blockchain Re‐Shapes Two‐Sided Platforms By: Daniel Trabucchi, Antonella Moretto, Tommaso Buganza and Alan MacCormack
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