Use of design methods, team leaders' goal orientation, and team effectiveness: A follow-up study in software development projects

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This article reports an empirical study on effectiveness of software development teams. It was predicted that both the extent to which design methods are used and team leaders' goal orientation is related to team effectiveness. Follow-up data (6-12 months after first assessment) were available from 25 German and Swiss software development projects. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that use of design methods and team leaders' goal orientation predicted team efficiency and changeability of the software product. In addition, goal orientation predicted maintaining schedule and budget. Practical implications of this study refer to the necessity to consider both the use of design methods and leadership issues when aiming at effective software development projects.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftInternational Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
Jahrgang9
Ausgabenummer4
Seiten (von - bis)443-454
Anzahl der Seiten12
ISSN1044-7318
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PublikationsstatusErschienen - 1997
Extern publiziertJa

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- .. - - .. - .- Sahinc 5ozmt.nlsg ;and Michitel Fress arc now a1 tlu' Ilnivmity of Amsterdanr. Frlix C. Brodhcck is niw at lh? I!nivwsiiy irt Munich.Torstcn Heinhokcl is now nl the Uundrswel~rhnchschuleI lamburg. I'his arliclr is b~rsrclo n Lhr projcct II'AS (a Grrman acronym for lnlrrdisriplinary Pmjcut .~hnrtlh e Wnrk Situalkrn in Soitwan! Developrn~nt)T. hc project is supported hy a Grant from the Wmk and Ivchnology Fund nl thc Ministry vf Rrsenrch and T~~hnologoiy the Federal Republic of Ccmrany (No. 01 HK 3lo).'l he authors rnkerespnn~ibilityi( rrlhispublic:tti<~lnP. AS\~comisotsf a computrrseieneepart (L'nwersity of Marburg: U. Bittncr, W. Ilessr [principal invcstigator]. J. Srhnnth), a social science part (SIC Sozii~lwis~o~sh.tfllichPrm. jektgmppt!, Munich: F. Wrlt7, R. Orlmanni, and <I work psycl~dogy par1 Wniverslty oI Munich and University of Ciwsen: T. C. Unrdbeck, M. Prcw [prindpal investigator], A Frilz, T. Hemhoke], 5. Snnnenlag. W. Stolte). Requests f~rxeprints shoidd be srnt toSabinr Sonnenta); Department (rl Psycholo~yU, nivell;ily ni Amsterdam, Rortrrsstraat 15, 1018 WB Amslerdarn, 'l'he Nelhrrlands. E-mail: ~~,,eonnpnt~~g @mamail.ps~.uu,~.nl.

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