Background: Survey is a method of research aiming to gather data from a large population of
interest. Despite being extensively used in software engineering, survey-based research …

Cloud computing providers and their software-as-a-service offerings have become more
profuse and mature, making cloud technology an increasingly important platform for …

This study aims to elucidate the relationship between risk management and project success,
considering the contingent effect of project complexity. This approach also combines …

One of the most challenging decisions that a manager must confront is whether to continue
or abandon a troubled project. Published studies suggest that failing software projects are …

Empirical software engineering research needs research guidelines to improve the research
and reporting processes. We propose a preliminary set of research guidelines aimed at …

Although surveys are an extremely common research method, surveybased research is not
an easy option. In this chapter, we use examples of three software engineering surveys to …

This article is the fifth installment of our series of articles on survey research. In it, we discuss
what we mean by a population and a sample and the implications of each for survey …

Project risk management is recognized as essential in order to cope with the challenges
arising from the environment. Literature suggests a portfolio-wide perspective for managing …

CONTEXT: An optimal software development process is regarded as being dependent on
the situational characteristics of individual software development settings. Such …

The question whether risk management contributes to IT project success is considered
relevant by people from both academic and practitioners' communities already for a long …