Understanding Milestones in Software Development Contracts: An Empirical Study Through Principal-Agent Propositions
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The implementation schedule of software development is described as “the bedrock of successful software development” by Roditti and Bigelow, (1995; p. 7-21). However, in spite their centrality in software development, milestones have not been studied thoroughly. In this paper we use economic perspective in exploring the conditions influencing the number of milestones, the relative size of payments and damages tied to them and the extent of detail in their specification. We collectively label these characteristics as milestone intensity. Milestone intensity practically captures the level of control in software development processes.
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تاریخ انتشار 1998