A tale behind Mum Effect

Mum effect is a situation when one or more project stakeholders decide to withhold critical information for particular reasons. In software project where most of the production is intangible, the seriousness of this challenge increases exponentially. There have been reports indicating that mum effec...

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Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsmän: Sakgasit Ramingwong, Lachana Ramingwong
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: UMinho Editora 2013-01-01
Serie:International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management
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Länkar: http://www.sciencesphere.org/ijispm/archive/ijispm-010303.pdf
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Sammanfattning:Mum effect is a situation when one or more project stakeholders decide to withhold critical information for particular reasons. In software project where most of the production is intangible, the seriousness of this challenge increases exponentially. There have been reports indicating that mum effect can surface during any phase of development and ultimately lead to disaster in software projects. Mum effect can be influenced by several factors such as organizational and national cultures. This research investigates potential mum effect scenarios and reveals specific reasons which induce this challenge among information technology practitioners.
ISSN:2182-7796
2182-7788