Org Structure predicts Code Quality

Clay Parker Jones -

Not sure where I found this (LMK if you shared it recently so I can credit you!), but Microsoft published a paper back in 2008 where they studied the launch of the Vista operating system and checked to see how "traditional" predictors of code quality compared to organizational metrics.

The Influence of Organizational Structure on Software Quality
An empirical case study (Nagappan, Murphy & Basili, 2008)
tr-2008-11.pdf
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