In the present research, an MCDM approach namely, Euclidean Distance Based Approximation (EDBA) which is based on the calculation of the composite distance value for each alternative from a hypothetical optimal point is presented. | Implementation of multi-criteria decision making approach for the team leader selection in IT sector Journal of Project Management 1 2016 67 75 Contents lists available at GrowingScience Journal of Project Management homepage Implementation of multi-criteria decision making approach for the team leader selection in IT sector Sandhyaa R. K. Gargb and Rakesh Gargc a Department of Applied Science amp Engineering Gateway Institute of Engineering amp Technology Sonipat Haryana India b Department of Mechanical Engineering Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science amp Technology Sonipat Haryana India c Department of Computer Science amp Engineering Hindu College of Engineering Sonipat Haryana India CHRONICLE ABSTRACT Article history In the era of technology the demand of the software development increases at a very high speed Received October 1 2016 as software has touched the human s life in all aspects. The better quality software development Received in revised format No- acquiring minimum development time leads to the team work in which a group of people has vember 16 2016 been formed that work together in a team for the software development. One of the most signif- Accepted March 3 2017 Available online icant issues in effective and efficient teamwork is the team leader selection because the team March 6 2017 leader is the person in any team that is going to handle all types of managerial activities such as Keywords leadership motivation to others etc. The team leader selection process may be dependent on Team Leader numerous conflicting selection indexes that make it a Multi-Criteria Decision Making MCDM Multi-criteria decision making problem. In the present research an MCDM approach namely Euclidean Distance Based Ap- EDBA proximation EDBA which is based on the calculation of the composite distance value for each alternative from a hypothetical optimal point is presented. The result of this study provides a comprehensive ranking of team .
