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Software engineering in start-up companies : An analysis of 88 experience reports
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- Klotins, Eriks (författare)
- Blekinge Tekniska Högskola,Institutionen för programvaruteknik
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- Unterkalmsteiner, Michael (författare)
- Blekinge Tekniska Högskola,Institutionen för programvaruteknik
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- Gorschek, Tony, 1972- (författare)
- Blekinge Tekniska Högskola,Institutionen för programvaruteknik
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- 2018-05-21
- 2019
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Empirical Software Engineering. - : Springer New York LLC. - 1382-3256 .- 1573-7616. ; 24:1, s. 68-102
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Abstract
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- Context: Start-up companies have become an important supplier of innovation and software-intensive products. The flexibility and reactiveness of start-ups enables fast development and launch of innovative products. However, a majority of software start-up companies fail before achieving any success. Among other factors, poor software engineering could be a significant contributor to the challenges experienced by start-ups. However, the state-of-practice of software engineering in start-ups, as well as the utilization of state-of-the-art is largely an unexplored area. Objective: In this study we investigate how software engineering is applied in start-up context with a focus to identify key knowledge areas and opportunities for further research. Method: We perform a multi-vocal exploratory study of 88 start-up experience reports. We develop a custom taxonomy to categorize the reported software engineering practices and their interrelation with business aspects, and apply qualitative data analysis to explore influences and dependencies between the knowledge areas. Results: We identify the most frequently reported software engineering (requirements engineering, software design and quality) and business aspect (vision and strategy development) knowledge areas, and illustrate their relationships. We also present a summary of how relevant software engineering knowledge areas are implemented in start-ups and identify potentially useful practices for adoption in start-ups. Conclusions: The results enable a more focused research on engineering practices in start-ups. We conclude that most engineering challenges in start-ups stem from inadequacies in requirements engineering. Many promising practices to address specific engineering challenges exists, however more research on adaptation of established practices, and validation of new start-up specific practices is needed. © 2018 The Author(s)
Ämnesord
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Programvaruteknik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Software Engineering (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Experience reports
- Software engineering practices
- Software start-up
- Requirements engineering
- Engineering challenges
- Engineering knowledge
- Engineering practices
- Experience report
- Exploratory studies
- Qualitative data analysis
- Strategy development
- Software design
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