The situational factors that affect the software development process: Towards a comprehensive reference framework

P Clarke, RV O'connor - Information and software technology, 2012‏ - Elsevier
CONTEXT: An optimal software development process is regarded as being dependent on
the situational characteristics of individual software development settings. Such …

[HTML][HTML] A study into the contingencies of process improvement methods

M Malinova, S Gross, J Mendling - Information Systems, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The design and improvement of business processes is of central importance for realizing
benefits of information systems. A broad spectrum of methods has been proposed since the …

The design theory nexus

J Pries-Heje, R Baskerville - MIS quarterly, 2008‏ - JSTOR
Managers frequently face ill-structured or" wicked" problems. Such problems are
characterized by a large degree of uncertainty with respect to how the problem should be …

Method and developer characteristics for effective agile method tailoring: A study of XP expert opinion

K Conboy, B Fitzgerald - ACM Transactions on Software Engineering …, 2010‏ - dl.acm.org
It has long been acknowledged that software methods should be tailored if they are to
achieve optimum effect. However comparatively little research has been carried out to date …

Theory-generating design science research

R Beck, S Weber, RW Gregory - Information Systems Frontiers, 2013‏ - Springer
A frequently mentioned challenge in design science research (DSR) is the generation of
novel theory above and beyond information technology artefacts. This article analyzes the …

Design science research and the grounded theory method: Characteristics, differences, and complementary uses

RW Gregory - Theory-guided modeling and empiricism in information …, 2011‏ - Springer
The information systems (IS) research community is characterized by a large diversity of
research approaches and topics. Although empirical quantitative research approaches …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive Review and Future Research Directions on ICT Standardisation

MN Mahdi, R Walshe, S Farrell, HJ Pandit - Information, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Standardisation has become imperative to retaining order and development in modern
society. The simplest actions, such as train timings and the width of the railroad, would be …

Exploring the relationship between software process adaptive capability and organisational performance

P Clarke, RV O'Connor, B Leavy… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Software development is a complex socio-technical activity, with the result that software
development organisations need to establish and maintain robust software development …

Software process tailoring: an empirical investigation

P Xu, B Ramesh - Journal of Management Information Systems, 2007‏ - Taylor & Francis
A well-defined software process is critical for success in software projects. Software process
tailoring refers to the activity of tuning a standardized process to meet the needs of a specific …

Continual process improvement for ITIL service operations: A lean perspective

N Obwegeser, D T. Nielsen… - Information Systems …, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT IT service management (ITSM) practitioners recognize the need for continuous
improvement of IT services. Using a design science research approach, we develop a five …