Performance Evaluation Metrics for Information Systems Development: A Principal-Agent Model (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Rajiv D. Banker

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0331574438 ISBN 13: 9780331574432

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Understand how to choose metrics that align incentives in information systems projects.

This work presents a principled model showing how contract design and metric precision shape both builder and client outcomes in large software efforts. It helps explain why budgets and schedules dominate practice, and how new metrics could improve maintenance and business value.

The book explains a principal-agent framework applied to IS development. It defines how signals from imperfect metrics guide compensation and effort, and it discusses real-world examples from banks and consulting firms. You’ll see how precision and sensitivity influence which metrics are favored over time, and what this means for contract design and project success.

• How performance metrics relate to incentives and contractor behavior
• Why traditional metrics like cost and schedule persist in practice
• How maintainability and complexity metrics can be integrated into contracts
• Potential extensions to apply the model to different development environments

Ideal for readers seeking a clear, theory-grounded view of how metric choice affects IS project outcomes and contract evolution.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0331574438
• ISBN 13: 9780331574432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 43