Effective work practices for software engineering: free/libre open source software development

We review the literature on Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) development and on software development, distributed work and teams more generally to develop a theoretical model to explain the performance of FLOSS teams. The proposed model is based on Hackman’s [34] model of effectiveness of work teams, with coordination theory [52] and collective mind [79] to extend Hackman’s model by elaborating team practices relevant to effectiveness in software development. We propose a set of propositions to guide further research. Categories and Subject Descriptors: D.2.9 [Software Engineering]: Management—programming teams General Terms: Management

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: WISER
• Authors: Kevin Crowston, Hala Annabi, James Howison, Chengetai Masango
• Keywords: Model, Open Source Software, Software Development, Software Engineering, WISER 2004