Value Creation Thinking and Software Development

Software Development as Knowledge Creation

This paper proposes a fundamental change in the way we view software development and the role of software in our society. We argue that the conventional understanding of software as a vehicle for automation is responsible for some of the most serious problems in the industry. As an alternative, we present a view of software as knowledge, and software development as knowledge creation. This shif...

Thinking, Planning, Writing and the Final Creation of a Manuscript

سخن سردبیر Editorial مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی رفسنجان دوره نوزدهم، بهمن 1399، 1134-1133       تفکر، برنامه‌ریزی، نگارش و تولید نسخه نهایی یک مقاله Thinking, Planning, Writing and the Final Creation of a Manuscript     محسن رضائیان[1]   M. Rezaeian      فینلی (Finlay)، در مقاله اخیر خود با تمرکز بر روی تهیه مقالات کیفی، نگارش مقاله را یک امر پویا می‌داند که از چهار مرحله به هم پیو...

Value creation using alliances within the software industry

Successful companies in the information technology sector pursue alliances and acquisitions as a way to compete and grow. It is, however, not clear if these strategies work in all situations. In this study we look at 103 alliances in the packaged software industry over a period of four years (1999–2002). Combining the economic theory of complementarities with a concept that captures the relatio...

Sustainability and Value Creation

Communication and Creative Thinking in Agile Software Development

This paper describes and analyses how a eXtreme Programming (XP) team work can use some ideas from Psychology and Computer Science fostering creativity and innovation in Software Development. The roles for creative team in order to have a chance for creative thinking, communication, innovation, collaboration and knowledge sharing are addressed to Agile Software Development teams.