Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
8-2013
Abstract
The open source movement has provided software users with more choices, lower software acquisition cost, more flexible software customization, and possibly higher quality software product. Although the development of open source software is dynamic and it encourages innovations, the process can be chaotic. An Open Source Software Development (OSSD) process model to enhance the survivability of OSSD projects is needed. This research uses the grounded theory approach to derive a Phase-Role-Skill-Responsibility (PRSR) OSSD process model. The three OSSD process phases -- Launch Stage, Before the First Release, and Between Releases -- address the characteristics of the OSSD process as well as factors that influence the OSSD process. In the PRSR model, different roles/actors are required to have different skills and responsibilities corresponding to each of the three OSSD process phases. This qualitative research contributes to the software development literature as well as open source practice.
Keywords
Open Source Software Development (OSSD), Software Development Process Model, Grounded Theory
Discipline
Databases and Information Systems | Software Engineering
Research Areas
Information Systems and Management
Areas of Excellence
Digital transformation
Publication
Proceedings of the Nineteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems, Chicago, Illinois, 2013 August 15-17
First Page
1
Last Page
11
Publisher
AMCIS
City or Country
Chicago
Citation
SIAU, Keng and TIAN, Y..
Open source software development process model – A grounded theory approach. (2013). Proceedings of the Nineteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems, Chicago, Illinois, 2013 August 15-17. 1-11.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9411
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