NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF E-COMMERCE APPLICATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Although software development projects increasingly incorporate virtual team members, most research performed on project risk to date was conducted on projects using traditional co-located teams incorporating face-to-face communications. This paper identifies a set of risk factors particularly impor...
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doaj-c8add60dc85c4f2d8ad7b64bdf935f732020-11-25T00:29:30ZengIACISIssues in Information Systems1529-73142003-01-014205211646NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF E-COMMERCE APPLICATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONBetty KleenL. ShellAlthough software development projects increasingly incorporate virtual team members, most research performed on project risk to date was conducted on projects using traditional co-located teams incorporating face-to-face communications. This paper identifies a set of risk factors particularly important to virtual teams but rarely discussed. Results, from a survey of over 150 Information Technology (IT) practitioners, are based on actual project experiences. Out of fifty-five risk factors included in the survey, seven factors showed significant differences in effect on the successful completion of projects based on project environment. Notably, the results showed a significantly greater impact for all seven risk factors in virtual software development environments, when compared to development using traditional face-to-face teams. This increased risk is termed the Magnifier Effect. Anticipating the Magnifier Effect can allow practitioners who are managing projects in a virtual environment to anticipate and mitigate the added risks of using virtual software development teams. http://iacis.org/iis/2003/KleenShell.pdf |
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NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF E-COMMERCE APPLICATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION |
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nationwide survey of e-commerce applications in higher education |
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Although software development projects increasingly incorporate virtual team members, most research performed on project risk to date was conducted on projects using traditional co-located teams incorporating face-to-face communications. This paper identifies a set of risk factors particularly important to virtual teams but rarely discussed. Results, from a survey of over 150 Information Technology (IT) practitioners, are based on actual project experiences. Out of fifty-five risk factors included in the survey, seven factors showed significant differences in effect on the successful completion of projects based on project environment. Notably, the results showed a significantly greater impact for all seven risk factors in virtual software development environments, when compared to development using traditional face-to-face teams. This increased risk is termed the Magnifier Effect. Anticipating the Magnifier Effect can allow practitioners who are managing projects in a virtual environment to anticipate and mitigate the added risks of using virtual software development teams. |
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