ABSTRACT
It is not a disputed fact the important role played by software project teams (SPTs) in the success of software projects, as numerous research studies have shown. However, it has also been indicated that these project teams have not received due recognition (not treated as key project stakeholders) from project managers (PMs) and project management researchers in the software industry field. In an effort to address the neglect of SPTs by project managers, a model was developed (in a previous study) by the authors of this paper to assist PMs in treating SPTs as key stakeholders. The aim of this paper is to present the results of the validation process of the model using a framework for validating Information Systems artefacts. One Agile project team was selected to participate in the validation process. The data collected from the participants using interviews was analyzed by means of statistical and qualitative methods. The results have shown that the model has met the assessment criteria stated by the framework. Future studies should include the validation of the model in various project environment setup other than Agile environment.
