Filters

2009 - 200912010 - 20111
Reset filters

Settings

Author: Cafer, FeridSubject: Project leadership

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    Article
    Citation - WoS: 5
    Citation - Scopus: 7
    The Role of Leadership Cognitive Complexity in Software Development Projects: an Empirical Assessment for Simple Thinking
    (Wiley, 2011) Akman, Ibrahim; Misra, Sanjay; Cafer, Ferid
    Simple thinking (or simplicity) is a way of coping with complexity. It is especially important in the software development process (SDP), which is an error-prone, time-consuming, and complex activity. This article investigates the role of the thinking style-namely, simple thinking-which has been found effective in solving complicated problems during software development. For this purpose, it reviews and discusses simplicity issues from a general perspective and, then, reports the findings of a survey concerning the assessment of simplicity in SDP. The survey was conducted among information and communication technologies senior professionals and managers from government and private-sector organizations. Relevant hypotheses have been developed under different empirical categories for analysis. Statistical analysis techniques were then used to draw inferences based on these hypotheses. The results have proved simplicity to have a significant role in the SDP to a certain extent. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Conference Object
    Citation - WoS: 3
    Effective Project Leadership in Computer Science and Engineering
    (Springer-verlag Berlin, 2009) Cafer, Ferid; Misra, Sanjay
    Project leaders are the most important individuals in projects. A project leader should follow some thinking styles and values which can lead his or her team to success. There is a common notion among software specialists that the more complex a project manager thinks, the better his leadership is. In this paper, we discuss the significance of simple thinking in project leadership. If the leader thinks in a simple way, then the risk of being suffocated in details is less. Complex thinking brings out greater risks of losing the general control of the system because of spending too much time and effort on details and, as a result, more confusion. Not only simplicity, but also psychological factors are important in guiding teams and developing projects in the most effective way. Here, we present a set of qualities for a good project leader in software engineering. In addition to that, we also demonstrate how cognitive and ethical issues affect leadership qualities.