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A framework for identifying software project risks

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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 41 , Issue 11 (November 1998) table of contents

Pages: 76 - 83

Year of Publication: 1998

ISSN:0001-0782

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Mark Keil	Georgia State Univ., Atlanta
Paul E. Cule	Marquette Univ., Milwaukee, WI
Kalle Lyytinen	Univ. of Jyvaäskylä, Finland
Roy C. Schmidt	Bradley Univ., Peoria, IL

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
K. Computing Milieux
K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
K.6.3 Software Management
Subjects: Software development

General Terms:
Economics, Management

REVIEW

"Sumit Sircar : Reviewer"

Software project failures are a critically important problem in industry. Unfortunately, the authors do not clarify what they mean by “failure.” Does it simply refer to canceled software projects, or does it also include projects t more...

Collaborative Colleagues:

Mark Keil: colleagues

Paul E. Cule: colleagues

Kalle Lyytinen: colleagues

Roy C. Schmidt: colleagues

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