A Metrics Model to Measure the Impact of an Agile Transformation in Large Software Development Organizations

2013 ◽  
pp. 165-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanette Heidenberg ◽  
Max Weijola ◽  
Kirsi Mikkonen ◽  
Ivan Porres
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Large Software ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Metrics Model

Status of Non-Functional Requirements in Mobile Application Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-84
Author(s):  
Varun Gupta ◽  
Raj Kumar Chopra ◽  
Durg Singh Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Product Success ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
The Impact

Non-functional requirements determine the acceptance of the software application amongst its stakeholders apart from the desired functionality yet they are mostly neglected by the software development organizations. Efforts are made to enhance the success rate of the mobile app product; however, there is a lack of empirical studies available for analyzing the contribution of nonfunctional requirements towards the product success. In order to suggest mechanisms for improving product success rates, it is important to undertake the empirical study through surveys and case studies in industrial settings to analyze the software development practices focused on non-functional requirements. The analysis of data collected through empirical methods suggests that non-functional requirements are handled in the rough adhoc fashion and the number of implemented non-functional requirements is less with respect to number of implemented functional requirements. The contribution of non-functional requirements to overall development cost and time is lesser due to lesser number of requirements that undergo implementation but will grow to higher extend as their number will increase. The impact of non-functional requirements on product success rates, failure rates, overall cost and development time varies with type of development, size of organization and complexity of the undertaken mobile app projects.

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 Effect of economic vulnerability on entrepreneurial competencies among Malaysian micro-entrepreneurs

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Rajennd A/L Muniady ◽  
Mohd Asrul Hery Bin Ibrahim ◽  
Noorshella Binti Che Nawi
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Economic Vulnerability ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Entrepreneurial Competencies ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of economic vulnerability upon entrepreneurial competencies (i.e. commitment competency, conceptual competency, opportunity recognition competency, organizing competency, relationship competency and strategic competency) among respondents from varied development initiatives established by the eKasih program (National Poverty Data Bank) in Peninsular Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach Upon adopting the cross-sectional design, data were randomly gathered from selected 300 micro-entrepreneurs from the list of development organizations available in the eKasih (National Poverty Data Bank), located at four states in Peninsular Malaysia. The quantitative data were gathered by performing structured interview sessions from September until November 2017. Findings The outcomes of the study displayed that economic vulnerability has a significantly negative effect upon commitment, opportunity recognition, organizing and strategic competency. On the other hand, the results showcased that economi c vulnerability has a significantly positive effect on competency, but insignificantly positive impact upon conceptual competency. Originality/value These study outcomes appear to extend the scope of the resource-based view, apart from enriching the existing entrepreneurial competency literature, particularly within the Malaysian context. Hence, it is recommended that the government of Malaysia and development organizations should focus on maximizing the level of competency among micro-entrepreneurs as a viable approach to decrease the effect of economic vulnerability.

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