Software Development Outsourcing Contract: Structure and Business Value
Software Development Outsourcing Contract: Structure and Business Value
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软件开发外包合同：结构和商业价值
DOI：
10.1080/07421222.1993.11517990
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发表时间：
1993
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通讯作者：
A. Seidmann
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作者：
William B. Richmond;A. Seidmann
我们处理这样一种情况：用户与独立供应商签订了交付新信息系统的合同，这两个供应商都是风险中立的。交付任务分为两个连续的阶段：系统设计和软件开发。双方可以分别签订每个阶段的合同，也可以指定一个涵盖两个阶段的初始合同。我们比较了不同合同结构对价格、项目价值、项目完成概率以及获得第一阶段合同对开发商的价值的影响。具体地说，我们展示了两阶段的契约可以比分阶段的契约产生更高的业务价值。当设计阶段存在竞争时，供应商承担的软件开发风险更大，系统完成的概率取决于合同结构。
We address the case where a user contracts for the delivery of a new information system from an independent vendor, both of whom are risk-neutral. The delivery task is partitioned into two consecutive stages: system design and software development. The parties can contract for each stage separately or specify an initial contract that covers both stages. We compare the impact of different contracting structures on prices, project value, project completion probability, and the value to the developer of obtaining the first stage of the contract. Specifically, we show that a two-stage contracting can lead to a higher business value than stage-by-stage contracting. When there is competition for the design stage, the vendors bear more of the software development risk, and the probability the system will be completed depends on the contract structure.