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Performance Management of Agile Software Development Teams
(2010)Around the same time as the emergence of agile methods as a formalized concept, the management accounting literature introduced the concept of Beyond Budgeting as a performance management model for a changing business ... -
Beyond Budgeting: A Performance Management Model for Software Development Teams
(2010)The Beyond Budgeting performance management model enables companies to keep pace with changing environments, to quickly create and adapt strategy and to empower people throughout the organisation to make effective choices. ... -
Future research in agile systems development: applying open innovation principles within the agile organisation
(Springer Verlag, 2010)A particular strength of agile approaches is that they move away from 'introverted' development and intimately involve the customer in all areas of development, supposedly leading to the development of a more innovative ... -
Understanding eGovernment implementation from an NPM strategic reform perspective
(Association for Information Systems, 2010)New Public Management (NPM) is a set of private sector management principles which have had a significant impact in the shaping of policy reform agendas in many governments. This article seeks to understand the influence ... -
The influence of quality on e-commerce success: an empirical application of the Delone and Mclean IS success model
(IGI Global, 2010-01)This research addresses difficulties in measuring e-commerce success by implementing the DeLone and McLean (D&M) model of IS success (1992, 2003) in an e-commerce environment. This research considers the influence of quality ... -
Open innovation in secondary software firms: an exploration of managers' perceptions of open source software
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2010-02)Open source software (OSS) is probably the best known exemplar of open innovation, with many practitioner-oriented publications having debated the merits and drawbacks of OSS in recent years. Nevertheless, much of the ... -
Improving customer decisions using product reviews: CROM - Car Review Opinion Miner
(2010-04-07)Online shopping is a very goal-oriented activity. Consumers have a set of preferences for a product or service that is used as criteria for assessment of the available alternatives. However, crucial information about ... -
Mobilising IS to support the diffusion of energy management practices outside of Ireland¿s LIEN (Large Industry Energy Network)
(Association Information et Management, 2010-05)Ireland is under increasing pressure to reduce energy consumption to meet carbon emission targets and protect an economy that is almost totally dependant on imported energy. The implementation of no cost and low cost ... -
Project failure en masse: a study of loose budgetary control in ISD projects
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2010-05-18)This paper investigates the tightness of budgetary control over projects in a large systems development multinational. This represents a case of extreme information systems development (ISD) failure en masse, where all but ... -
Combining open innovation and agile approaches: implications for IS project managers
(2010-06)This paper describes a research-in-progress that explores the applicability and implications of open innovation in a multiple-project environment that employs agile approaches to information systems development. In doing ... -
Investigating the rationale for adopting an internationally-recognised project management methodology in Ireland: The view of the project manager
(Elsevier, 2010-06-02)As businesses become more dependent on technology, effective project management has been recognised as a necessity, in order to lead and deliver quality software applications on time and within budget. One possible option ... -
Value creation and capture with open source software: a theoretical model for understanding the role of value networks
(2010-06-07)This paper aims at examining how firms create and capture value with open source software (OSS). OSS is seen as an excellent exemplar of both peer production and open innovation. Nevertheless, the use of OSS as a form ... -
Using focus groups in studies of ISD team behaviour
(Academic Conferences International, 2010-06-25)This paper discusses an innovative focus group approach used to study an Information Systems Development (ISD) environment. The research had to cope with the application of a broad framework, untested in practice, seeking ... -
Public sector IT outsourcing: a framework for evaluating risk
(IFIP, 2010-08-30)A recent trend has seen the significant growth of governments outsourcing IT projects to private sector partners. However, despite the high risk of failure in public sector IT projects, the literature on outsourcing risks ... -
Comparing techniques for preference relaxation: a decision theory perspective
(Springer, 2010-09-01)This research proposes a decision aid based on a novel type of preference relaxation, which enables consumers to easily make quality choices in online multiattribute choice scenarios. In contrast to ltering and ... -
People over process: key people challenges in agile development
(IEEE, 2010-09-02)There is a common perception that, while there may be some 'teething' problems experienced during the initial transition to agile, people are much happier, engaged and ultimately more productive in these environments. ... -
A Delphi study on collaborative learning in distance education: The faculty perspective
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-09-21)This paper focuses on the factors which influence collaborative learning in distance education. Distance education has been around for many years and the use of collaborative learning techniques in distance education is ... -
Modelling preference relaxation in e-commerce.
(IEEE, 2010-09-23)In multi-attribute decision choice scenarios, although decision-makers desire access to very large sets of possible choice options (alternatives), their cognitive resources are limited. They may simply be unable to process ... -
The role of the user story agile practice in innovation
(Springer, 2010-10)The concept of an innovation space where different knowledge and perspectives can interact leading to innovation is central to lean thinking. The SECI framework of organizational knowledge creation identifies five enabling ...