Software Sourcing in the Age of Open
Leveraging the Unknown Workforce
Authors: Ågerfalk, Pär J., Fitzgerald, Brian, Stol, Klaas-Jan
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This SpringerBrief discusses multiple forms of open-source-inspired outsourcing: opensourcing, innersourcing and crowdsourcing. It uses a framework-based comparison to explain the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. By pointing out characteristics along with benefits and pitfalls of each approach, the authors provide nuanced and research-based advice to managers and developers facing software sourcing decisions. The differences and commonalities of these three emerging approaches are carefully analyzed. Chapters explore the primary challenges of reliability, efficiency and robustness in open-source methods. Examples from industrial cases are included, along with extensive references to recent research. The brief concludes with a comparative analysis of approaches and outlines key implications to be aware of when outsourcing. Software Sourcing in the Age of Open: Leveraging the Unknown Workforce is designed for professionals and researchers interested in outsourcing challenges. The content is also suitable for postgraduate students interested in contemporary software sourcing approaches.
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Setting the Scene
Pages 1-9
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Opensourcing
Pages 11-25
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Innersourcing
Pages 27-44
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Crowdsourcing
Pages 45-60
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Conclusion
Pages 61-69
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Software Sourcing in the Age of Open
- Book Subtitle
- Leveraging the Unknown Workforce
- Authors
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- Pär J. Ågerfalk
- Brian Fitzgerald
- Klaas-Jan Stol
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Computer Science
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-17266-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-17266-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-17265-1
- Series ISSN
- 2191-5768
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 77
- Number of Illustrations
- 3 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
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