Learning Lessons from Software Implementation Projects: An Exploratory Study

Waiting in software projects: an exploratory study

In preparation for a larger investigation, Bradac, Perry and Votta conducted a time diary study of how a developer spent their time over a 30-month period. They conducted their study to better understand, and ultimately try to reduce, project duration. We re-analysed some of the evidence presented in Bradac et al.'s paper, and this led to a modification to one of Bradac et al.'s conjectures viz...

Decisions in software development projects management. An exploratory study

Given the importance of software in today’s world, the development of software systems is a key activity that requires complex management scenarios. This paper explores the implications of hard decisions in the context of software development projects (SDPs). More in deep, it focuses on the emotional consequences of making hard decisions in IT organizations. Complex SDPs involve a great variety...

Software Engineering Lessons from Open Source Projects

The Open Source form of software development has captured the attention of academics and software practitioners alike. Though, this ‘phenomenon’ has been touted by some to be how all software will eventually be developed, many are critical about how far this form of organization will be successful. It is very likely that both the traditional form as well as the Open Source form of organization ...

Adoption of SCRUM for Software Development Projects: An Exploratory Case Study from the ICT Industry

Agile process models are aimed to improve the track record of software development projects – but in literature and in daily project work there is a broad debate of the usage of agile project management methods. Despite initial positive results in practice, the conditions, possibilities and effects of agile process models are discussed controversial. In this paper, the adoption of agile project...

Sustainability in Open Source Software Commons: Lessons Learned from an Empirical Study of SourceForge Projects