Exploring motivational differences between software developers and project managers
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Author
Sharp, H.
Hall, T.
Baddoo, N.
Beecham, S.
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2299/3729
Abstract
In this paper, we describe our investigation of the motivational differences between project managers and developers. Motivation has been found to be a central factor in successful software projects. However the motivation of software engineers is generally poorly understood and previous work done in the area is thought to be largely out-of-date. We present data collected from 6 software developers and 4 project managers at a workshop we organized at the XP2006 international conference.