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Complexity Perception — Model Development And Analysis Of Two Technical Platform Projects In The Mobile Phones Industry

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  • OLA DAWIDSON

    (Department of Operations Management and Work Organization, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden)

  • MARTIN KARLSSON

    (Department of Operations Management and Work Organization, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden)

  • LARS TRYGG

    (Department of Operations Management and Work Organization, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden)

Abstract

This paper shows that underlying parameters of perceived complexity in the development of a technical platform in the mobile telecommunications industry can be presented in a model consisting of four parameters, divided into three levels. The parameters refer to the number of interrelated parts, type of dependency among these parts, uncertainty in goals, and uncertainty in methods. These complexity parameters can further be found on different levels — external organization, internal organization, and product.The study also shows that these underlying parameters come into play differently in different settings, e.g. how these parameters are perceived is highly dependent on the specific situation. The settings analyzed in this paper concern two technical platform projects of mobile phones at Ericsson Communication Systems (ECS), Sweden.

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  • Ola Dawidson & Martin Karlsson & Lars Trygg, 2004. "Complexity Perception — Model Development And Analysis Of Two Technical Platform Projects In The Mobile Phones Industry," International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 3(03), pages 493-512.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijitdm:v:03:y:2004:i:03:n:s0219622004001112
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219622004001112
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    1. Atif Açıkgöz & Ayşe Günsel & Nizamettin Bayyurt & Cemil Kuzey, 2014. "Team Climate, Team Cognition, Team Intuition, and Software Quality: The Moderating Role of Project Complexity," Group Decision and Negotiation, Springer, vol. 23(5), pages 1145-1176, September.

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