The Impact of Missing Skills on Learning and Project Performance
Part Of
Best Practices and Conceptual Innovations in Information Resources Management: Utilizing Technologies to Enable Global Progressions
Start Page
288
End Page
301
ISSN
1935-3367
ISBN (of the container)
9781605661285
9781605661292
DOI (of the container)
10.4018/978-1-60566-128-5
Date Issued
2008
Author(s)
Abstract
To improve the performance of software projects, a number of practices are encouraged that serve to control certain risks in the development process, including the risk of limited competences related to the application domain and system development process. A potential mediating variable between this lack of skill and project performance is the ability of an organization to acquire the essential domain knowledge and technology skills through learning, specifically organizational technology learning. However, the same lack of knowledge that hinders good project performance may also inhibit learning since a base of knowledge is essential in developing new skills and retaining lessons learned. This study examines the relationship between information system personnel skills and domain knowledge, organizational technology learning, and software project performance with a sample of professional software developers. Indications are that the relationship between information systems (IS) personnel skills and project performance is partially mediated by organizational technology learning.
Publisher
IGI Global
Type
book part