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The rise and fall of the Chaos report figures

J.L. Eveleens, +1 more
- 01 Jan 2010 - 
- Vol. 27, Iss: 1, pp 30-36
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This paper presents the chaos report figures that are often used to indicate problems in application software development project management, the reports contain major flaws.
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This paper presents the chaos report figures that are often used to indicate problems in application software development project management, the reports contain major flaws.

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Software engineering economics

Barry Boehm
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Critical failure factors in information system projects

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Does successful investment in information technology solve the productivity paradox

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