Abstract:
Software has become a very crucial in all facets of modern world by the growth of
technology. A software development project (SDP) can be viewed as a set of
activities performed by a set of developers. Software development is a complex
activity that requires teamwork effectively. Teamwork is a dynamic process of
working collaboratively with a group of people in order to achieve a goal. According
to the literature, Software project success can be measured using four indicators
namely, cost, quality, time and scope and there is a significant relationship between
teamwork quality (TWQ) and SDPs success. Most of researchers have done their
research works on teamwork for German and Dutch SDPs. However we cannot apply
these findings direct to Sri Lankan context. As found literature of social and cultural
factors can be effect to performance of software development project.
The main objective of this research is to come up with a framework to explain impact
of TWQ for SDPs success. To achieve that objective, conceptual model was
developed as mention in the figure. The model was derived from different models
which are found in literature. Then the indicators which are used to measure TWQ
factors and the SDPs success are identified. This study focuses on Qualitative
Research approach and questionnaire is used as the technique of data collection.
Participation selection is done through snowball sampling, making use of our
network to make contact with organizations to ask for their willingness to participate. TWQ on SDP success is gaining an increasing interest within both academia and
industry. The reasons for making this kind of research supporting strategic and
operational management of SDPs to organize teams more efficiently and effectively.
Our research work has ability to solve actual delay incurred by a software project due
to lack of TWQ due to lower performance of team members. This is useful for Sri
Lankan software industry to build and manage teams more constructively and adjust
their management activities to improve team collaborations and team performance.
