Crowston, Kevin, et al. “Effective Work Practices for FLOSS Development: A Model and Propositions”. Proceedings of the 38th Hawai’i International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), 2005, doi:10.1109/HICSS.2005.222.
Abstract
We review the literature on Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) development and on software development, distributed work and teams more generally to develop a theoretical model to explain the performance of FLOSS teams. The proposed model is based on Hackman’s [1] model of effectiveness of work teams, with coordination theory [2] and collective mind [3] to extend Hackman’s model by elaborating team practices relevant
to effectiveness in software development. We propose a set of propositions to guide further research.
Year of Conference
2005
Conference Name
Proceedings of the 38th Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
Conference Location
Big Island, Hawai'i, January
DOI
10.1109/HICSS.2005.222