Diffusing Software Product and Process Innovations

This text addresses the problems and issues surrounding successful diffusion of innovations in software. Everett Rogers' text, "Diffusion of Innovations", provides a framework for evaluating and applying technology transfer methods. Topics covered in this book include: implementation and co-ordination issues; new interpretations of diffusion theory; diffusion of software processes; contextual factors; communication of information; experience reports. This volume contains the edited proceedings of the "Fourth Working Conference on Diffusing Software Product and Process Innovations", which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group, and held in Banff, Canada in April 2001. It reflects the experiences of practitioners and theories of academics in this fast-changing field.