On infrastructure for facilitation of inner source in small development teams

Johan Linåker; Maria Krantz; Martin Höst

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13835-0_11

On infrastructure for facilitation of inner source in small development teams

Johan Linåker, Maria Krantz, Martin Höst

Lund University

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Abstract

The phenomenon of adopting open source software development
practices in a corporate environment is known by many names,
one being inner source. The objective of this study is to investigate how
an organization consisting of small development teams can benet from
adopting inner source and assess the level of applicability. The research
has been conducted as a case study at a software development company.
Data collection was carried out through interviews and a series of focus
group meetings, and then analyzed by mapping it to an available framework.
The analysis shows that the organization possesses potential, and
also identied a number of challenges and benets of special importance
to the case company. To address these challenges, the case study synthesized
the organizational and infrastructural needs of the organization
in a requirements specication describing a technical infrastructure, also
known as a software forge, with an adapted organizational context and
work process.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Product-Focused Software Process Improvement
Subtitle of host publication	15th International Conference, PROFES 2014, Helsinki, Finland, December 10-12, 2014. Proceedings
Editors	Pasi Kuvaja
Publisher	Springer
Pages	149-163
Volume	8892
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-13835-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-13834-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13835-0_11
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	The 15th International Conference of Product Focused Software Development and Process Improvement (Profes) - Helsinki, Finland Duration: 2014 Dec 10 → 2014 Dec 12

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Name
Volume	8892
ISSN (Print)	1611-3349
ISSN (Electronic)	0302-9743

Conference

Conference	The 15th International Conference of Product Focused Software Development and Process Improvement (Profes)
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Helsinki
Period	2014/12/10 → 2014/12/12

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Computer Science

Free keywords

Open source software
Inner source
Software development practices
Software ecosystem
Life cycle
Programming teams
Software process models
Software reuse
Software forge

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SYNERGIES: Synthesis of a Software Engineering Framework for Open Innovation through Empirical Research
Runeson, P. (PI), Regnell, B. (CoI), Wnuk, K. (Assistant supervisor), Munir, H. (Research student) & Linåker, J. (Research student)
2013/01/01 → 2016/12/31
Project: Research

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Linåker, J, Krantz, M & Höst, M 2014, On infrastructure for facilitation of inner source in small development teams. in P Kuvaja (ed.), Product-Focused Software Process Improvement: 15th International Conference, PROFES 2014, Helsinki, Finland, December 10-12, 2014. Proceedings. vol. 8892, Springer, pp. 149-163, The 15th International Conference of Product Focused Software Development and Process Improvement (Profes), Helsinki, Finland, 2014/12/10. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13835-0_11

On infrastructure for facilitation of inner source in small development teams. / Linåker, Johan; Krantz, Maria; Höst, Martin.
Product-Focused Software Process Improvement: 15th International Conference, PROFES 2014, Helsinki, Finland, December 10-12, 2014. Proceedings. ed. / Pasi Kuvaja. Vol. 8892 Springer, 2014. p. 149-163.

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