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This paper seeks to address the question “How should software development be optimally organised?” It proposes that the Viable System Model (VSM) provides a rigorous framework for an investigation of organisational aspects of software development. The paper describes the VSM and presents a case study of its application.
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Kawalek, P., Wastell, D.G. (1996). Organisational design for software development: A cybernetic perspective. In: Montangero, C. (eds) Software Process Technology. EWSPT 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1149. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0017750
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