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Quality Management In Systems Development: An Organizational System Perspective, T. Ravichandran, Arun Rai
Quality Management In Systems Development: An Organizational System Perspective, T. Ravichandran, Arun Rai
Computer Information Systems Faculty Publications
We identify top management leadership, a sophisticated management infrastructure, process management efficacy, and stakeholder participation as important elements of a quality-oriented organizational system for software development. A model interrelating these constructs and quality performance is proposed. Data collected through a national survey of IS executives in Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies was used to test the model using a Partial Least Squares analysis methodology. Our results suggest that software quality goals are best attained when top management creates a management infrastructure that promotes improvements in process design and encourages stakeholders to evolve the design of the development processes. Our …