The Influence of Organizational Structure On Software Quality An Empirical Cas

THE INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ON SOFTWARE QUALITY: AN EMPIRICAL CASE STUDYNachiappan Nagappan Microsoft Research Redmond, WA, USAnachin@microsoft.comBrendan Murphy Microsoft ResearchCambridge, UKbmurphy@microsoft.comVictor R. Basili University of Maryland College Park, MD, USAbasili@cs.umd.eduABSTRACTOften software systems are developed by organizations consistingof many teams of individuals working together. Brooks states inthe Mythical Man Month book that product quality is s