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Burnout is an experience relevant not only to psychosoclal professions, but also to technical work-It is predicted that in a technical profession work stressors are related to burnout and that this relationship is moderated by control at work, task requirements. and the quality of team interaction-In a sample of 180 software professionals trom 29 software development projects, stressors were found to be positively related to burnout measures. Contnil at work, complexity at work, and openness to criticism within the team were all found to be significantly negatively related to lack of identification. Moderated regression analyses revealed that high cognitive requirements, high learning requirements, and low competition within the team enhanced the relationship between stressors and burnout.

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This article reports an empirical study on effectiveness of software development teams. It was predicted thatboth the extent to whieh design methods are used and team leaders' goal orientation is related to team effectiveness. Follow-up data (6-12 months after first assessment) were available from 25 German and Swiss software development projeets. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that use of design methods and team leaders' goal orientation predicted team effideney and changeability of the software product. In addition, goal orientation predicted maintaining schedule and budget. Practical implications of this study refer to the necessity to consider both the use of design methods and leadership issues when aiming at effective software development projects.

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