Supplementary material for thesis: "Software development as a human activity: a holistic exploration of the social and technical dimensions"

As an experienced software developer of thirty years with ten years experience of teaching software development, I have been very curious about the unpredictability of project outcomes. Doing everything right in terms of software development method does not guarantee success. Good software is often used in ways that were never intended by the developers. Why? Software professionals, myself included, are perhaps accustomed to the way software development takes on a life of its own outside our control but user management can be dismayed that such a technical discipline is not more deterministic. This research attempts to help developers and users alike have a better understanding of the process of software development.

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