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Final Thesis: Classification and Analysis of Inner Source Development Artifacts
Abstract: Inner source software development describes the usage of open-source development practices within organizations. To make this process more transparent, classification of the software development artifacts is needed. These classifications can then be used for further analysis. To create a classification system, the design science methodology was used as a structure for the thesis. The…
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Research Paper: The Business Impact of Inner Source and How to Quantify It
Abstract: Inner source software development is the practice of using open source practices for firm-internal software development. Practitioner reports have shown that inner source can increase flexibility and reduce costs. Despite the potential benefits of inner source, there has been little research on its impact on businesses and their processes. To address this gap, we…
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Final Thesis: Creating, Measuring and Evaluating a Metric for Software Engineering Performance
Abstract: Software engineering productivity is a metric that can be an indicator for software quality, development efficiency and developer satisfaction. As a result, the metric can be used for managerial decision making and is crucial to the success of a software project. However, even though the importance of the topic is widely accepted, there is…
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Research Paper: Management Accounting Concepts for Inner Source Software Engineering
Abstract: Inner source software development is the use of open source development’s best practices inside a company. In inner source, developers collaborate on reusable software components across company’s internal organizational silo boundaries for mutual benefit. As such, inner source goes against the grain of traditional management techniques. In this article, we present two conceptual models…