Abstract—This study investigates communication competences of Thai IT software developers whose works relate to software development practices. The results show that, two communication competence groups, Cognitive Complexity and Giving Task Information have relation to almost every practice, except metric practice. The other three groups, Low Individualism and Emotional Control, Oral and Written Reporting, and Receiving Utilizing Information also influence on some of the practices. The research results suggest both software industry and academic to concern human factors. However, these findings are limited to Thai IT Professionals.

Index Terms—communication competence, project management practices, software development

Cite: Natarin Dechasakul and Waraporn Jirachiefpattana, "The Influence of Communication Competence on Software Development Management Practices," Journal of Advanced Management Science, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 106-112, June 2014. doi: 10.12720/joams.2.2.106-112