English
Related papers

Related papers: Perceptions of Task Interdependence in Software De…

200 papers

Development effort is an undeniable part of the project management which considerably influences the success of project. Inaccurate and unreliable estimation of effort can easily lead to the failure of project. Due to the special…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2012-09-13 Elham Khatibi , Roliana Ibrahim

Software development, despite all the significant improvements it contributes to society, is a very expensive high-risk venture. Every software project commences with the intention to deliver a software product on time and within budget,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2020-07-24 Sergey Viktorovich Zykov , Joseph Afriyie Attakorah

The well-being of software engineers is increasingly under strain due to the high-stress nature of their roles, which involve complex problem-solving, tight deadlines, and the pressures of rapidly evolving technologies. Despite increasing…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-04-03 Cristina Martinez Montes , Birgit Penzenstadler , Robert Feldt

As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become increasingly embedded in software development workflows, questions persist about their true impact on developer productivity and experience. This paper presents findings from a mixed-methods…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-04 Brian Houck , Travis Lowdermilk , Cody Beyer , Steven Clarke , Ben Hanrahan

Establishing trust between developers working at distant sites facilitates team collaboration in distributed software development. While previous research has focused on how to build and spread trust in absence of direct, face-to-face…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2017-10-05 Fabio Calefato , Filippo Lanubile , Nicole Novielli

Background: software engineering research (SE) lacks theory and methodologies for addressing human aspects in software development. Development tasks are undertaken through cognitive processing activities. Affects (emotions, moods,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2017-07-04 Daniel Graziotin , Xiaofeng Wang , Pekka Abrahamsson

Context: Most software companies strive to have high-performing teams and mitigate withdrawal behaviors like being present but unproductive. In this context, psychological safety and developers perceived impact are suggested as potential…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-04-26 Mary Sánchez-Gordón , Ricardo Colomo-Palacios , Muhammad Azeem Akbar , Monica Kristiansen Holone

Increasing effort is being directed to understanding the personality profiles of highly engaged information systems (IS) developers and the impact of such profiles on development outcomes. However, there has been a lesser degree of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-02-15 Sherlock A. Licorish , Stephen G. MacDonell

This paper investigates how developers conceptualize AI-powered Development Tools and how these role attributions influence technology acceptance. Through qualitative analysis of 38 interviews and a quantitative survey with 102…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-04-30 Ilya Zakharov , Ekaterina Koshchenko , Agnia Sergeyuk

The need for teaching realistic software development in project courses has increased in a global scale. It has always been challenges in cooperating fast-changing software technologies, development methodologies and teamwork. Moreover,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-08-17 Salah Uddin Ahmed , Ingrid Sundbø , Jon Kvisli , Jon Atle Gulla , Letizia Jaccheri , Anh Nguyen-Duc

When writing software code, developers typically prioritise functionality over security, either consciously or unconsciously through biases and heuristics. This is often attributed to tangible pressures such as client requirements, but…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-05-10 Matthew Ivory

Understanding software design practice is critical to understanding modern information systems development. New developments in empirical software engineering, information systems design science and the interdisciplinary design literature…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2017-01-17 Paul Ralph

The growing literature on affect among software developers mostly reports on the linkage between happiness, software quality, and developer productivity. Understanding the positive side of happiness -- positive emotions and moods -- is an…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2017-07-04 Daniel Graziotin , Fabian Fagerholm , Xiaofeng Wang , Pekka Abrahamsson

A Software Engineering project depends significantly on team performance, as does any activity that involves human interaction. In the last years, the traditional perspective on software development is changing and agile methods have…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2014-08-27 M. Rizwan Jameel Qureshi , Sohayp Abo Alshamat , Fatima Sabir

Today, software industry has a rapid growth. In order to resist the competition increased by this growth, software projects need to be developed with higher quality and especially user friendly. Therefore, the importance of human-computer…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-02-08 M. Hanefi Calp , M. Ali Akcayol

When making choices in software projects, engineers and other stakeholders engage in decision making that involves uncertain future outcomes. Research in psychology, behavioral economics and neuroscience has questioned many of the classical…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2017-01-31 Christoph Becker , Dawn Walker , Curtis McCord

The values of software organizations are crucial for achieving high performance; in particular, agile development approaches emphasize their importance. Researchers have thus far often assumed that a specific set of values, compatible with…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-10-17 Per Lenberg , Robert Feldt , Lars Göran Wallgren Tengberg

From science to industry, teamwork plays a crucial role in knowledge production and innovation. Most studies consider teams as static groups of individuals, thereby failing to capture how the micro-dynamics of collaborative processes and…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-04-29 Lorenzo Betti , Luca Gallo , Johannes Wachs , Federico Battiston

We study repeated task assignment as an instrument for providing effort incentives. Unlike traditional incentive instruments, assignment of a task both determines who produces and provides incentives, and incentives for one worker spill…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2026-03-03 Yonghang Ji , Allen Vong

Personality traits influence most, if not all, of the human activities, from those as natural as the way people walk, talk, dress and write to those most complex as the way they interact with others. Most importantly, personality influences…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2016-03-07 Oscar Hernán Paruma-Pabón , Fabio A. González , Jairo Aponte , Jorge E. Camargo , Felipe Restrepo-Calle