SPIIMM: Toward a Model for Software Process Improvement Implementation and Management in Global Software Development

Khan, Arif Ali; Keung, Jacky; Amin, Fazal; Abdullah-Al-Wadud, M.

doi:10.1109/access.2017.2728603

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“…The size of the organization was identified based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics definition, ie, small (0‐19 employees), medium (20‐200 employees), and large (≥200 employees). The data collected during the SLR study are of ordinal type; therefore, the chi‐square test is applied in order to identify the significant differences between the identified motivators with respect to organization's size …”

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“…Kitchenham and Charters argued that the results of the SLR method are more valid and comprehensive than those of the informal literature review method. Various studies have adopted the key concepts of the SLR method to tackle different research problems in the software engineering domain . The different phases of the SLR approach are pictorially presented in Figure and described in the following sections.…”

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“…Different search strings are developed in order to extract the related data from the selected data sources. The search strings are developed by concatenating the key words and their alternatives derived from the existing RCM and GSD studies . The Boolean “OR” and “AND” operators are used to concatenate and to formulate the complete search strings.…”

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“…As the data collected in this study are of nominal type, therefore, we select the chi‐square (linear‐by‐linear association) test to find the significance variances across the variables. The same analysis method has been adopted by different other researchers for the similar nature of data …”

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“…This research gap motivates us to develop an RCM process maturity model that can guide GSD organizations toward the successful deployment of their change management activities. This maturity model is based on the concepts and understanding of the available models in other software engineering domains . We discussed the preliminary results of this study in our published research articles .…”

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Systematic literature review and empirical investigation of motivators for requirements change management process in global software development

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Most software development firms have adopted the concepts of global software development (GSD) to develop high‐quality and low‐cost products. However, GSD is not a straightforward process. It is associated with many challenges that are mostly related to requirements change management (RCM). In this study, we explore the motivators that contribute to managing RCM activities in the GSD environment. We extracted a total of 25 motivators using the systematic literature review (SLR) approach and conducted a survey study to empirically evaluate the findings of the SLR. The results of the applied Spearman's statistical test show that the findings of the SLR and survey study had a positive moderate correlation (rs(25) = 0.566). We further analyzed the reported motivators according to organization size. Finally, we developed taxonomies of the identified motivators based on the framework proposed by Ramasubbu and the project management body of knowledge. We believe that the taxonomies provide a robust framework for tackling the challenges of RCM, which is significant for the success and evolution of GSD firms.

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AHP‐Based Prioritization Framework for Software Outsourcing Human Resource Success Factors in Global Software Development

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Prioritizing challenges of agile process in distributed software development environment using analytic hierarchy process

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Software organizations are increasingly combining agile methodologies and distributed software development (DSD) for efficiently and effectively built software products. There are numerous challenges associated with scaling agile methods in a distributed environment. Our study is intended to explore and prioritize the challenges for scaling agile practices in the DSD environment. This study was divided into 3 stages. In the first stage, 22 challenges were identified from literature review and grouped into 4 categories: management, team, technology, and process based on discussion with experts. In the second stage, an online questionnaire study was conducted to validate the identified challenges. Finally, analytic hierarchy process method was used to prioritize challenges and their categories based on their relative importance. The results highlighted that management is a most significant category as compared with the other categories.Similarly, lack of management commitments, lack of effective communication, lack of knowledge sharing, etc are identified as the most significant challenges that need to be focused by the organizations for scaling agile methodologies. On the basis of the research findings, we could conclude that the identified challenges along with their categories provide a robust framework to scale agile methodologies in the DSD environment. KEYWORDSagile development, AHP, challenges, distributed software development, multiple-criteria decision making INTRODUCTIONOver the last 2 decades, a variety of models and processes have been developed for the effective management of software development activities.Among these, agile is the most significant process that has been introduced to provide opportunities to manage the dynamic behavior of system development activities. 1,2 Agile is a lightweight software development approach that promotes continuous iterations of development and testing throughout the software development life cycle. 2 Various agile methods have been developed, and the most popular among these are extreme programming (XP), crystal, scrum, adaptive software development, and feature-driven development. 3 The underlying philosophy of agile methods is derived from the agile manifesto developed by several system development experts who designed different methodologies on the basis of similar ideals. 2 This philosophy primarily focuses on teamwork, the importance of individuals and their interactions, early product delivery, collaboration with the customers, and effective responses to change requirements. 4 Agile methods were originally designed for small and single-team projects. 2,3 However, few research studies have claimed the successful implementation of agile methods in a distributed environment in large-scale organizations. 3,5 Despite some successful implementations of agile methods, Abbreviations: ANA, antinuclear antibodies; APC, antigen-presenting cells; IRF, interferon regulatory factor J Softw Evol Proc. 2018;30:e1979. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/smr

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SPIIMM: Toward a Model for Software Process Improvement Implementation and Management in Global Software Development

Cited by 65 publications

References 38 publications

Systematic literature review and empirical investigation of motivators for requirements change management process in global software development

Systematic literature review and empirical investigation of motivators for requirements change management process in global software development

AHP‐Based Prioritization Framework for Software Outsourcing Human Resource Success Factors in Global Software Development

Prioritizing challenges of agile process in distributed software development environment using analytic hierarchy process

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