The operational environment of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry is in continuous change due to factors like rapid technological development, uncertain economic development and unpredictable consumer behaviour. Consequently, also the skills needed in the ICT industry are changing. Therefore, the quantitative and qualitative demand of ICT professionals in the future is ...

the software industry is a manifestation of soft skills as well as human abstract and intangible thinking based on human intelligence. however, the effects are understandable. passing the hardware era and considering software technologies reveals the necessity of the capable human factor and software industry. despite the efforts that have been made in this field in iran, yet the technology is ...

The Agile Manifesto values “customer collaboration over contract negotiation”. However, in many real projects, Agile practitioners spend considerable time and effort negotiating contracts with customers. We have conducted grounded theory research in India with Agile practitioners. In this paper we present the strategies these practitioners use to overcome the problems of negotiating contracts. ...