TY - JOUR AU - Ivan, Garcia AU - Carla, Pacheco AU - Jose Antonio, Calvo-Manzano TI - Introducing gamification to increase staff involvement and motivation when conducting SPI initiatives in small-sized software enterprises JF - IET SOFTWARE J2 - IET SOFTW VL - 13 PY - 2019 IS - 5 SP - 456 EP - 465 PG - 10 SN - 1751-8806 DO - 10.1049/iet-sen.2018.5246 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31586457 ID - 31586457 AB - Small-sized software enterprises have tried for years to make major changes to improve the software development process and, consequently, the quality of their products. Many small companies are focusing their efforts on conducting software process improvement (SPI) initiatives to mature their software processes and to deliver products on time and on budget. Nevertheless, these initiatives are not always successful because human factors are still difficult to control leading to a high failure rate due to lack of involvement and motivation. Gamification can be used to motivate staff and increase participation and commitment to improve the chances of success when an SPI initiative is conducted in these companies. In this study, a gamification strategy was designed to add game-like elements into the GamiSPI tool for supporting SPI activities. Significant research has been carried out, but the authors' approach aims to apply gamification in a distributed way by enabling employees from different enterprises to share information and knowledge, combine efforts, support communication, and collaborate with others toward common improvement goals. The effects of gamification were assessed using quantitative and qualitative methods to show that this strategy can increase the involvement, motivation, and ambition of the participating staff. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Valença, George AU - Alves, Carina AU - Jansen, Slinger TI - Strategies for managing power relationships in software ecosystems JF - JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE J2 - J SYST SOFTWARE VL - 144 PY - 2018 SP - 478 EP - 500 PG - 23 SN - 0164-1212 DO - 10.1016/j.jss.2018.07.036 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/27475976 ID - 27475976 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - BOOK AU - Valença, George AU - Alves, Carina TI - Strategies to Foster Software Ecosystem Partnerships – A System Dynamics Analysis PB - Springer Netherlands PY - 2018 SN - 9783319933740 DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-93375-7_10 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/27432476 ID - 27432476 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Valença, George AU - Alves, Carina TI - A theory of power in emerging software ecosystems formed by small-to-medium enterprises JF - JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE J2 - J SYST SOFTWARE VL - 134 PY - 2017 IS - Supplement C SP - 76 EP - 104 PG - 29 SN - 0164-1212 DO - 10.1016/j.jss.2017.08.044 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/27007773 ID - 27007773 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Bíró, Miklós AU - Messnarz, Richard AU - Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo TI - Results and lessons learned in System, Software & Service Process Improvement & Innovation JF - JOURNAL OF SOFTWARE-EVOLUTION AND PROCESS J2 - J SOFTW-EVOL PROC VL - 28 PY - 2016 IS - 11 SP - 946 EP - 949 PG - 4 SN - 2047-7473 DO - 10.1002/smr.1833 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/3127693 ID - 3127693 N1 - : Provider: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd : Content:text/plain; charset="UTF-8" LA - English DB - MTMT ER -