Impact of software development methodologies on success of Slovenian enterprises

Jan Štihec (2016) Impact of software development methodologies on success of Slovenian enterprises. EngD thesis.

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Abstract

The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to allow a better understanding of software development methodologies and their usage. Some of the key questions of the thesis are: what are software development methodologies, which types do we know, why do we use them and what is their impact on the success of development projects. For a better understanding of the problem we �rst describe the general characteristics of development methodologies and divide them into types. We present the key �ndings of similar studies, which are later compared to our research. The research is based on a survey which was conducted in one thousand of the largest Slovenian enterprises by the Information Systems Laboratory of the Faculty of Computer and Information Science Ljubljana as a part of their research work. The answers are analysed using suitable statistical methods. The research includes four categories: the prevalence of use of di�erent methodologies, the impact on the development process, the impact on the development projects' success and the developers' satisfaction with the used methodology. The results give a clearer picture of the usage of methodologies in Slovenia and together with similar studies enable improvements of the development process and the prediction of the future trend.

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