Socio-Technical Congruence: A Framework for Assessing the Impact of Technical and Work Dependencies on Software Development

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen M Carley
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Are UX Evaluation Methods Providing the Same Big Picture?

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 3480
Author(s):  
Walter Takashi Nakamura ◽  
Iftekhar Ahmed ◽  
David Redmiles ◽  
Edson Oliveira ◽  
David Fernandes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Sentence Completion ◽  
Software Development Process ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Big Picture ◽  
The Impact

The success of a software application is related to users’ willingness to keep using it. In this sense, evaluating User eXperience (UX) became an important part of the software development process. Researchers have been carrying out studies by employing various methods to evaluate the UX of software products. Some studies reported varied and even contradictory results when applying different UX evaluation methods, making it difficult for practitioners to identify which results to rely upon. However, these works did not evaluate the developers’ perspectives and their impacts on the decision process. Moreover, such studies focused on one-shot evaluations, which cannot assess whether the methods provide the same big picture of the experience (i.e., deteriorating, improving, or stable). This paper presents a longitudinal study in which 68 students evaluated the UX of an online judge system by employing AttrakDiff, UEQ, and Sentence Completion methods at three moments along a semester. This study reveals contrasting results between the methods, which affected developers’ decisions and interpretations. With this work, we intend to draw the HCI community’s attention to the contrast between different UX evaluation methods and the impact of their outcomes in the software development process.

scholarly journals The Impact of Software Testing Governance Choices

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-85
Author(s):  
Xihui Zhang ◽  
Colin G. Onita ◽  
Jasbir S. Dhaliwal
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Software Testing ◽  
Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Individual Outcomes ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
It Managers ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Organizational Integration ◽  
Governance Choices ◽  
The Impact

Software testing is becoming a critical component of software development, especially because of the proliferation of complex, interconnected, and real-time business applications. As a result, information technology (IT) managers are struggling with pragmatic governance mechanisms for integrating testing with development. Governance issues pertaining to how software testing is organized at strategic, tactical, and operational levels, however, have not received adequate attention in the literature. This study explores the impact of three specific governance mechanisms, including the existence of a distinct corporate testing unit, developers and testers reporting to different executives, and the existence of one-to-one matching between developers and testers, on the organizational integration of testing with development. A national survey of 196 software development and testing professionals was undertaken to investigate the impact of these governance variables on a set of dependent variables comprising organizational, group, and individual outcomes. The results indicate that these governance mechanisms have significant impacts and need to be considered for successful integration of development and testing.

scholarly journals AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopalkrishna Waja ◽  
Jill Shah ◽  
Pankti Nanavati
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Agile Software Development ◽  
Extreme Programming ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Agile Methodology ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Software Development Methodology ◽  
Agile Software ◽  
The Impact

Agile Software Development plays a quintessential part in modern day software development. The term Agile refers to frequent reassessment and adaptation of plans and techniques and dividing tasks into shorter tasks for efficiency. Agile Software Development differs considerably from Traditional Software Development Methodology. Agile methodology aims to deliver features of a software project in small steps within a short duration of time (i.e., iterations). Hence, it becomes necessary to use agile software development methodology in todays’ fast-paced revolutionizing software industry. This paper discusses the important subtopics of Agile Software Development which gathered by reviewing/surveying of research papers. First, is the Agile Planning Life Cycle which consists of various stages such as pre-planning, planning, release planning and product backlog management. In the next section, principles such as Scrum, Extreme Programming, Kanban and Lean are discussed. The last section comprises the impact of Agile principles on software quality.

MoDSEL

2012 ◽  
pp. 572-594
Author(s):  
Ersin Er ◽  
Bedir Tekinerdogan
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Software Evolution ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Model Driven Software Development ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Development And Evolution

Model-Driven Software Development (MDSD) aims to support the development and evolution of software intensive systems using the basic concepts of model, metamodel, and model transformation. In parallel with the ongoing academic research, MDSD is more and more applied in industrial practices. Like conventional non-MDSD practices, MDSD systems are also subject to changing requirements and have to cope with evolution. In this chapter, the authors provide a scenario-based approach for documenting and analyzing the impact of changes that apply to model-driven development systems. To model the composition and evolution of an MDSD system, they developed the so-called Model-Driven Software Evolution Language (MoDSEL) which is based on a megamodel for MDSD. MoDSEL includes explicit language abstractions to specify both the model elements of an MDSD system and the evolution scenarios that might apply to model elements. Based on MoDSEL specifications, an impact analysis is performed to assess the impact of evolution scenarios and the sensitivity of model elements. A case study is provided to show different kind of evolution scenarios and the required adaptations to model elements.

It's High Time for Application Frameworks for Healthcare

2005 ◽  
pp. 11-32
Author(s):  
Efstathios Marinos ◽  
George Marinos ◽  
Antonios Kordatzakis ◽  
Maria Pragmatefteli ◽  
Aggelos Georgoulas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Software Industry ◽  
High Time ◽  
Application Framework ◽  
Work Done ◽  
The Impact

This chapter discusses the impact of adopting application frameworks in the healthcare (HC) domain. It argues the shortcomings of existing HC applications and systems, examines the benefits of application frameworks use during and after the software development, and presents such an application framework. The authors hope that this chapter will put on the table the discussion about the necessity of application frameworks in HC because they strongly believe that the software industry can tremendously benefit from the work done so far in the area of the HC standardization, in order to provide HC-specific application frameworks that will make software development easier and more efficient.

Methodology Fit in Offshoring Software Development Projects

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 66-81
Author(s):  
Peng Xu ◽  
Yurong Yao
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Viable Alternative ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
Development Costs ◽  
Labor Resources ◽  
The Impact

Offshoring has become a viable alternative for companies to lower software development costs and leverage labor resources worldwide. To achieve success in offshoring software development projects, a vendor must choose appropriate development methodologies. This study aims to examine how methodology fit affects offshoring project performance. It proposes that methodology fit affects project performance through interfirm knowledge sharing between vendors and clients. In addition, the impact of methodology fit on knowledge sharing is dependent on relational capital between vendors and clients. A survey was conducted among software companies in China that provide offshoring services. 108 completed questionnaires were collected. The results confirm this article's hypotheses.

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