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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
An investigation into software development process formation in software start‐ups
Beteiligte:
Coleman, Gerry;
O'Connor, Rory V.
Erschienen:
Emerald, 2008
Erschienen in:
Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 21 (2008) 6, Seite 633-648
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1108/17410390810911221
ISSN:
1741-0398
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<jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Purpose</jats:title><jats:p>This paper reports on the results of an investigation into how the software development process is initially established within software product start‐ups.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title><jats:p>The study employs a grounded theory approach to characterize the experiences of small software organizations in developing processes to support their software development activity. Using the indigenous Irish software product industry as a test‐bed, the authors' examine how software development processes are established in software product start‐ups and the major factors that influence the make up of these processes.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Findings</jats:title><jats:p>The results show that the previous experience of the person tasked with managing the development work is the prime influencer on the process a company initially uses. Other influencers include the market sector in which the company is operating, the style of management used and the size and scale of the company operations.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Originality/value</jats:title><jats:p>The model has particular implications for start‐up software product organisations that wish to successfully manage their product development from an early stage.</jats:p></jats:sec>