Software Quarterly

Cooperative Teams Enable OO Application Development


Software development with new methods (OO and client/server) also encourages new forms of cooperation, specifically very intensive, efficient teamwork.

Credit Suisse has adopted teamwork based on today's systems theories. Developers working on the new strategic systems are organized into small teams (8 to 15 people). Each team, initially under guidance of a moderator, develops its own cooperation dynamic and delineates very precise focus areas. A compound team sets common, over-arching goals for the wider effort.

This new paradigm requires a shift away from traditional methods. It is enabled by the following "teamwork tools":

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The Credit Suisse Group

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