Why is software development so difficult to manage?

dc.contributor.author	Barrett, R.
dc.contributor.author	Christianson, B.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-07-20T13:27:10Z
dc.date.available	2010-07-20T13:27:10Z
dc.date.issued	1992
dc.identifier.citation	Barrett , R & Christianson , B 1992 , Why is software development so difficult to manage? UH Computer Science Technical Report , vol. 137 , University of Hertfordshire .
dc.identifier.other	dspace: 2299/4671
dc.identifier.other	ORCID: /0000-0002-3777-7476/work/76728346
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2299/4671
dc.description.abstract	Software is extremely complex, invisible and easy to change. Because it's so plastic, it's tempting to make lots of changes. Software is also an amazingly unforgiving medium with which to work. Changes to software frequently have devastating effects which were not intended, fail to have the effects which were intended, take far longer than seems reasonable to make and, if made in sufficient number, can cause the whole product to fall apart in your hands. [opening paragraph]	en
dc.format.extent	982158
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	University of Hertfordshire
dc.relation.ispartofseries	UH Computer Science Technical Report
dc.title	Why is software development so difficult to manage?	en
dc.contributor.institution	School of Computer Science
dc.contributor.institution	Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research
rioxxterms.type	Other
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