IT Project Management in Very Small Software Companies: A Case of Pakistan

Shahid Nadeem  Shakir; Jacob Nørbjerg

IT Project Management in Very Small Software Companies: A Case of Pakistan

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Abstract

In developing countries very small software companies (VSSCs) with only 1-10 employees play an important role both in the local economy and as providers of software and services to customers in other parts of the world. Understanding and improving their IT project management (ITPM) practices and challenges are, therefore, important in the local as well as the larger context of globalized software development. There is, however, very little research into small shop software practices in developing countries. The current paper explores actual ITPM practices in Pakistani VSSCs based on a qualitative study of seven Pakistani VSSCs. We find that some Pakistani ITPM practices are similar to what is reported from VSSCs in other parts of the world, while others seem to be related to the companies' position in the global software development chain. This paper is part of a larger research project aiming to explore and compare software development practices in Very Small Software Companies in Pakistan and Denmark

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	Proceedings of the Nineteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems
Redaktører	J. P. Shim, Yujong Hwang, Stacie Petter
Antal sider	8
Udgivelsessted	Atlanta, GA
Forlag	Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Publikationsdato	2013
Artikelnummer	Paper 4
Status	Udgivet - 2013
Begivenhed	The 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2013: Hyperconnected World: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime - Hilton Chicago, Chicago, USA Varighed: 15 aug. 2013 → 17 aug. 2013 Konferencens nummer: 19 http://amcis2013.aisnet.org/

Konference

Konference	The 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2013
Nummer	19
Lokation	Hilton Chicago
Land/Område	USA
By	Chicago
Periode	15/08/2013 → 17/08/2013
Internetadresse	http://amcis2013.aisnet.org/

Emneord

IT project management
Developing countries
PM tools
Very small software companies
Freelance portals
PM issues and challenges

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Shakir, S. N., & Nørbjerg, J. (2013). IT Project Management in Very Small Software Companies: A Case of Pakistan. I J. P. Shim, Y. Hwang, & S. Petter (red.), Proceedings of the Nineteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems Artikel Paper 4 Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1553&context=amcis2013

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IT Project Management in Very Small Software Companies: A Case of Pakistan. / Shakir, Shahid Nadeem ; Nørbjerg, Jacob.
Proceedings of the Nineteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems. red. / J. P. Shim; Yujong Hwang; Stacie Petter. Atlanta, GA: Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2013. Paper 4.

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Konferencebidrag i proceedings › Forskning › peer review

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