INSO-AMMA (Amazing Makers)

Current Research Topics

Research Focus 1: Agile and Lean Software Development

Measuring Agility in Software Development: Developing an Agility Index

Agile Softwareentwicklung hat viele Formen und Ausprägungen
Mögliche Fragestellungen: Wie kann man messen, wie "agil" ein Unternehmen Software entwickelt? Welche Ansätze gibt es schon? Welche Faktoren sind dabei relevant? Wie könnte ein Agilitätsindex aussehen? Wie könnte man diesen in der Praxis anwenden?
Keywords: Faktoren der Agilität, Messung in Projekten/Unternehmen, Indexzusammenstellung, Case-Studies

Hybrid Best Practices: Integrating Agile Development in Non-Agile Contexts

Viele Teams wollen agil Software entwickeln, arbeiten aber in einem nicht-agilen Umfeld. Man spricht hier von "Hybriden Ansätzen"
Mögliche Fragestellungen: Welche Methoden und Tools gibt es in diesem Bereich? Wie gut funktionieren sie? Was findet man heraus, wenn man Projekte in diesem Bereich untersucht, Experten befragt?
Keywords: Gestaltung agiler Entwicklung in Unternehmen/Projekten/Verträgen die nicht agil sind; Aktuelle Best Practices, Herausforderungen, Beispielprojekte/Case-Studies

Agile Contracts: Current Principles and Best Practices

Agile Softwareentwicklung setzt ein hohes Maß an Vertrauen zwischen den Partnern voraus - agile Projekte lassen sich viel schwieriger in Verträge gießen als Projekte mit fixem Umfang und zugesagten Kosten/Umsetzungszeit.
Mögliche Fragestellungen: Welche Ansätze gibt es hierbei? Was ist hier rechtlich zu beachten? Welche Erfahrungen haben Unternehmen gemacht? Welche Modelle funktionieren in der Praxis am besten?
Keywords: Current Principles and Best Practices, Gestaltung agiler Verträge, Standardmodelle, Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen, Beispiele, Empfehlungen

Agile Controlling

Klassische Methoden der Kosten- und Fortschrittskontrolle (wie z.B. die Earned Value Methode) funktionieren bei agilen Projekten nur eingeschränkt. Trotzdem ist es wichtig, den Überblick über den Projektzustand und -fortschritt zu behalten.
Mögliche Fragestellungen: Welche Methoden existieren in der Literatur, welche davon werden in der Praxis wie verwendet? Unter welchen Umständen können klassische Methoden verwendet werden? Welche Richtlinien und Empfehlungen ergeben sich daraus?
Keywords: Agile vs. Klassische Kostenkontrolle, Klassische Kostenkontrolle in agilen Projekten, Analyse von State of the Art & Case Studies, Erarbeitung von Best Practices

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Research Focus 2: Distributed Software Development

Collaborative Development in Open Source Software: the Role of Software Engineering Processes
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Research Focus 3: Empirical Software Engineering

We are (and have been in the past) also open to other topics at AMMA apart from our current core research focus areas as long as they are based on empirical software engineering methods.

If you have a topic that may fit well with the AMMA research team, send your research proposal, CV and formless motivation to {{laim}}.

Selected Publications

P. Spiesberger, L. Bürstmayr, R. Vallon and T. Grechenig, "Identifying Higher Software Engineering Education's Design-Reality Gaps in Rural India," 2023 46th MIPRO ICT and Electronics Convention (MIPRO), Opatija, Croatia, 2023, pp. 1572-1577, doi: 10.23919/MIPRO57284.2023.10159803.
G. Moser, R. Vallon, M. Bernhart, T. Grechenig: "Teaching Software Quality Assurance with Gamification and Continuous Feedback Techniques"; in: "Proceedings of EDUCON2021 - IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference", IEEE, EDUCON2021 (2021), ISBN: 978-1-7281-8478-4; S. 505 - 509.
M. Juvane, P. Spiesberger, K. Pinter, R. Vallon, T. Grechenig: "Assessing Mozambique´s Software Industry to Foster Local Universities-Industry Collaboration"; in: "Proceedings of the IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)", IEEE, (2020), ISBN: 978-1-7281-0930-5; S. 1740 - 1747.
R. Vallon, S. Strobl, M. Ras, M. Bernhart, T. Grechenig: "Distributed Kanban with Limited Geographical Distance: Analyzing Lean Principles Pull, Work in Progress and Kaizen"; in: "Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering", ACM New York, NY, USA, (2019), ISBN: 9789897583759; S. 210 - 217.
M. Stadler, R. Vallon, M. Pazderka, T. Grechenig: "Agile Distributed Software Development in Nine Central European Teams: Challenges, Benefits and Recommendations"; International Journal of Computer Science & Information Technology,Vol. 11 (2019), 1; S. 1 - 18.
R. Vallon, B. da Silva Estácio, R. Prikladnicki, T. Grechenig: "Systematic Literature Review on Agile Practices in Global Software Development"; Information and Software Technology, 96 (2018), S. 161 - 180.
R. Vallon, P. Spiesberger, M. Zoffi, C. Zrelski, Ch. Dräger, T. Grechenig: "Teaching Global Software Engineering in a Remote Customer Environment"; in: "Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEED)", IEEE, (2018), ISBN: 978-1-5386-6847-4; S. 63 - 68.
P. Spiesberger, S. Kuschnigg, T. Grechenig: "Engineering Consequences of Mobile Systems´ Technological Constraints in Developing Countries Exemplified by Mozambique"; in: "Proceedings of the 2018 IFIP WG 9.4 European Regional Conference on the Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries", Ifip Aict, London (2018), ISBN: 978-1-78926-343-5; S. 39 - 41.
R. Vallon, T. Grechenig: "Ten Heuristics from Applying Agile Practices across Different Distribution Scenarios: A Multiple-Case Study"; Computer and Information Science, 9 (2016), 2; S. 68 - 81.
R. Vallon, S. Strobl, M. Bernhart, R. Prikladnicki, T. Grechenig: "ADAPT: A Framework for Agile Distributed Software Development"; IEEE Software, 33 (2016), 6; S. 106 - 111.
R. Vallon, L. Wenzel, M. Brüggemann, T. Grechenig: "An Agile and Lean Process Model for Mobile App Development: Case Study into Austrian Industry"; Journal of Software (JSW), 10 (2015), 11; S. 1245 - 1264.
D. Falessi, R. Oliveira, K. Taylor, R.M. Fontana, K. Power, R., Vallon, C. Giardino, M. Rejab, X. Wang: "Trends and emerging areas of agile research: the report on XP2014 PhD symposium". ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, 39 (2014), 5, S. 26-29. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2659118.2659138.
R. Vallon, Ch. Dräger, M. Zapletal, T. Grechenig: "Adapting to Changes in a Project's DNA: A Descriptive Case Study on the Effects of Transforming Agile Single-Site to Distributed Software Development"; in: "Proceedings of the 2014 Agile Conference (AGILE 2014)", IEEE, (2014), ISBN: 978-1-4799-5798-9; S. 52 - 60.
M. Brüggemann, R. Vallon, A. Parlak, T. Grechenig: "Modelling Microservices in Email-marketing: Concepts, Implementation and Experiences"; in: "Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Software Paradigm Trends (ICSOFT-PT-2014)", Scitepress (2014), ISBN: 978-989-758-037-6; S. 67 - 71.
R. Vallon, K. Bayrhammer, S. Strobl, M. Bernhart, T. Grechenig: "Identifying Critical Areas for Improvement in Agile Multi-site Co-development"; in: "Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering", L. Maciaszek, J. Filipe (Hrg.); SciTePress, (2013), ISBN: 978-989-8565-62-4; S. 7 - 14.
R. Vallon, S. Strobl, M. Bernhart, T. Grechenig: "Inter-organizational Co-development with Scrum: Experiences and Lessons Learned from a Distributed Corporate Development Environment"; in: "Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming", H. Baumeister, B. Weber (Hrg.); Springer Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 149 (2013), ISBN: 978-3-642-38313-7; S. 150 - 164.
Vallon, M. Müller-Wernhart, W. Schramm, T. Grechenig: "Kombination von Agil und Lean in der Softwareentwicklung"; Informatik Spektrum, 0170-6012 (2012), 11; S. 1 - 8.
M. Pazderka, T. Grechenig: "Developing a Global Standard Challenges and Lessons Learned During the OPM3 2nd Edition Update Project"; 22nd IPMA World Congress, Rome, Italy; in: "Proceedings of the 22nd IPMA World Congress", IPMA, (2008).
M. Pazderka, T. Grechenig: "OPM3: Creating Capabilities, Outcomes and Key Performance Indicators for Virtual Team Best Practices."; PMI Research Conference 2008, Warsaw Poland.
C. Sterba, T. Grechenig, M. Pazderka: "Outsourcing as a Strategy for IT Harmonization - A Public Sector Case Study Proposing an Approach in Independent Stakeholder Scenarios"; 2nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Eletronic Governance (ICEGOV 2008), Cairo, Egypt; in: "Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Eletronic Governance", (2008), ISBN: 978-1-60558-386-0; S. 245 - 250.
M. Pazderka, T. Grechenig: „Project Management Maturity Models: Towards Best Practices for Virtual Teams;“ In: „Proceedings of the 19th IEEE International Engineering Management Conference“ (IEMC 2007), 29.07. – 01.08.2007, Austin, Texas, USA. IEEE Engineering Management Society, IEEE International.

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Research Focus 1: Agile and Lean Software Development

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