A Quantitative Analysis of the Effect of Organizational Structure on Software Engineering Management.

Abstract

The effect of organizational structure on software engineering management has been quantified using graph models of the organizational flow of control and information. Values are assigned to each unit of information transmitted (L) and to each link formed (B). The model is constrained by the maximum number of interfaces that an individual can handle effectively. Optimization of the organizational structure is achieved by minimizing the result of trade-offs between the L's and the B's.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA129620

Entities

People

  • Antoine Gerard Comier

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Transfer
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Project Management
  • Reliability
  • Software Development
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Structural Dynamics.