Recomposition
Rebecca E. Grinter · 1998
Together Again ' "building sofivare from the Perspectiveof the coordinationDesign and development work have become increasingly interesting to CSCW researchers.This paper introduces a new perspective for extimg that work.decomposition.Decomposition focuses on the activities required to coordinate the assembly of an artifacL Using examples drawn from a study of three software development organizations, I show how decomposition is a form of articulation work I describe how that articulation work influences the product produce~and how the product itseK influences the coordination required-I discuss the implications of a decomposition view for CSCW research.