Studying Groups

Interesting question was raised by my class on Monday, which has occurred to me before but I have never stopped to think about:

Why study group process in software development over any group process?  Is there something different about software development, or does the literature in fact just remain true for all groups across all domains?

I'm sure that can make an interesting piece of PhD research for someone.

Comments

[Kent S]

You might be interested in the work of Jim and Michele McCarthy who have been running a teamwork laboratory (called Bootcamp) for a while.

See http://www.mccarthyshow.com/

[Joh]

Thanks Kent - I shall make sure to have a look.

All ideas for where to look on this are greatly welcomed.