TY - GEN
T1 - Effects of company age and size on software processes and maturity in the Turkish software industry
AU - Tosun, Ayse
AU - Bener, Ayse
AU - Koch, Stefan
AU - Aytac, Turgay
AU - Yilmaz, Hakan
AU - Cetinkaya, Ozgen
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Software engineering industry is growing very rapidly with significant updates in process methodologies and more flexibility in basic practices of software engineering. In such an era, the maturity in development and growth of IT firms around the world cannot be the same. In this study we analyze Turkish software industry by conducting a comprehensive survey and present the snapshot of current profile in terms of four major process areas: requirements, design, development, and test. Our results illustrate that software process maturity is directly affected by industrial variables such as age and company size. Old companies are more traditional in terms of techniques used to collect requirements, implement design, whereas New and Large companies adapt the state-of-the-art technologies.
AB - Software engineering industry is growing very rapidly with significant updates in process methodologies and more flexibility in basic practices of software engineering. In such an era, the maturity in development and growth of IT firms around the world cannot be the same. In this study we analyze Turkish software industry by conducting a comprehensive survey and present the snapshot of current profile in terms of four major process areas: requirements, design, development, and test. Our results illustrate that software process maturity is directly affected by industrial variables such as age and company size. Old companies are more traditional in terms of techniques used to collect requirements, implement design, whereas New and Large companies adapt the state-of-the-art technologies.
KW - Statistical tests
KW - Survey
KW - Turkish software industry
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84905122957
SN - 9780982148938
T3 - Business Transformation through Innovation and Knowledge Management: An Academic Perspective - Proceedings of the 14th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2010
SP - 2457
EP - 2469
BT - Business Transformation through Innovation and Knowledge Management
PB - International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA
T2 - 14th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2010
Y2 - 23 June 2010 through 24 June 2010
ER -
