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What affected the composition of the development group?: Ability & experience of individuals

In the summer of '93, X gave George, the finance director, responsibility for IT. Although George was an accountant he was regarded as quite IT literate for senior management (00361) and very bright (01073) but early in '94 he appointed an IT manager, Kevin, who was also an accountant but not IT literate (00355, 00640, 00638). Gordan thought he was a candidate for the job but instead had to spend time educating Kevin (00355). Kevin's lack of experience was probably a factor in the decision to go ahead with version II (at the time Gordan was in America).

Social influence:
Individual: Experience
Technical influence:

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