Information Systems Development Contracts: an exploratory study of Australian legal practitioners' and Information Systems professionals' perceptions

  • Phil Joyce
  • Ross Smith
  • Kathryn Hodges
Keywords: development, contracts, legal

Abstract

IS professionals are primarily concerned with the development of a project to meet the goals of a client. Unfortunately, IS professional do not always pay close attention to the contract or to its management and are often unaware of the legal implications of the contracts to which they are assenting. Legal advice can be sought during pre-contractual processes to help ensure that the contract meets the expectations of all the parties. If the project does not meet stakeholder’s expectations, thus causing a contract to come into dispute, lawyers may be called in to review the contract and to seek a settlement. This paper reports an exploratory study of the differences in perceptions of IS development contracts that exist between IS professionals and legal practitioners.
How to Cite
Joyce, P., Smith, R., & Hodges, K. (1). Information Systems Development Contracts: an exploratory study of Australian legal practitioners’ and Information Systems professionals’ perceptions. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v10i2.153
Section
Research Articles