David P. Hale
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Teaching Theories Underlying Agile Systems Development Open
Presently Agile methods courses taught in universities focus primarily on providing hands-on experience of the process of development but ignore the evolution of, and theories behind, the Agile practices. âWithout theory we are just grop…
Deriving Business Value from Asymmetric Penalty-Reward Perspectives of IS users. Open
When features are added to an existing IS product in response to market demands it is important to assess their business value before implementing them into the product. But how does one estimate the true value of a new feature? Is it suff…
Social Traps of Agile methods Open
Social traps are situations within which individuals or groups face the prospect of adopting seemingly beneficial behaviors that have negative consequences over time or for a larger collective (Platt, 1973). While on the one hand, the Agil…
IS Product Enhancements: An exploration of two competing techniques for evaluation of user featiure requests Open
Time-to-market is critical for product success. Software product managers must quickly determine which features should be included into an IS (Information System) product to satisfy evolving user needs. However, the diverse needs of a larg…
Temporal Patterns of Software Evolution Defects: A Comparative Analysis of Open Source and Closed Source Projects Open
This study examines temporal patterns of software systems defects using the Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) approach. Defect reports from ten software application projects are analyzed; five of these projects are open sour…
Cyclomatic Complexity and Lines of Code: Empirical Evidence of a Stable Linear Relationship Open
Researchers have often commented on the high correlation between McCabe’s Cyclomatic Complexity (CC) and lines of code (LOC). Many have believed this correlation high enough to justify adjusting CC by LOC or even substituting LOC for CC. H…
Towards a Reference Architecture of Intent for Information Systems Strategic Alignment Open
Enterprise architecture enables strategic alignment through creation of a unified business and IS view of the target state of the business. Using a design science approach, this paper proposes an intent-based technique as an extension to e…
Key Issues in IS Project Management: The Executive Perspective - Research in Progress Open
Industry practitioners and academicians seek to understand the discipline of project management to reduce the frequency of information systems (IS) project failure. The exploration of this discipline can provide valuable knowledge concerni…
Transportation Networks: Data, Analysis, Methodology Development and Visualization Open
This project provides data compilation, analysis methodology and visualization methodology for the current network\ndata assets of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). This study finds that ALDOT is faced with a\nconsiderable …
Revisiting Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed for Development and Delivery Project Staff Open
This paper is grounded on the proposition that quality and timeliness of provisioning business information system solutions can be advanced by staffing development projects with personnel based on appropriate task related Knowledge, Skills…
The Cohesion-Based Requirements Set Model for Improved Information System Maintainability Open
The concept of cohesion, which is normally associated with software design, is commonly used to measure the degree to which elements of a module are related. Systems constructed adhering to the principle of cohesion are expected to be more…