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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| author | Sakgasit Ramingwong Lachana Ramingwong |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-308edb38439a434c901b9725a8db48792022-12-22T03:13:52ZengUMinho EditoraInternational Journal of Information Systems and Project Management2182-77962182-77882013-01-010103475810.12821/ijispm01030321827788A tale behind Mum EffectSakgasit Ramingwong0Lachana Ramingwong1234 Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai University 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. http://www.sciencesphere.org/ijispm/archive/ijispm-010303.pdf project managementoutsourcing risk managementculturemum effectinterview |
| spellingShingle | Sakgasit Ramingwong Lachana Ramingwong A tale behind Mum Effect International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management project management outsourcing risk management culture mum effect interview |
| title | A tale behind Mum Effect |
| title_full | A tale behind Mum Effect |
| title_fullStr | A tale behind Mum Effect |
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| title_short | A tale behind Mum Effect |
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| topic | project management outsourcing risk management culture mum effect interview |
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