This paper proposes a new vision for the measurement andmanagement of development productivity related to computer aidedsoftware engineering (CASE) technology. We propose thatproductivity be monitored and controlled in each phase ofsoftware development life cycle, a measurement approach we...

Measurement of software development productivity is needed in order to control software costs, but it isdiscouragingly labor-intensive and expensive. Computer aided software engineering (CASE) technologies --especially repository-based, integrated CASE -- have the potential to support the...

The traditional unit of analysis and control forsoftware managers is the software project, and subsequentlythe resulting application system. Today, with the emerging capabilitiesof computer-aided software engineering (CASE) andcorresponding changes in the development process, productivitygains...

Software reuse is the use of software resources from all stages of the software developmentprocess in new applications. Given the high cost and difficulty of developing high quality software, theidea of capitalizing on previous software investments is appealing. However, software reuse has not...

The purpose of this research is to analyze the effect of perceived of enjoyment, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and computer anxiety toward intention to reuse Accurate™ accounting software. The design of this research is causal explanatory research. Data was collected using a...

This article focuses on how to effectively cope with the open source software (OSS) adoption in the enterprise context. Based on the Linux in Munich case study and the identified technological risks of OSS we show challenges and risks for CIOs and propose recommendations to follow when...

The last decade has changed the face of electronic world: from Web 2.0 to open source software; from e-(electronic) to m- (mobile) and now to touch. For Web developers is a real challenge to make compatible interfaces to all existing Internet browsers. This proves to be even more expensive than...

The America Invents Act (“AIA”) gave modern patent law in the United States a general prior user rights defense. The patent right is enforced via infringement litigation, but enterprises sometimes obtain patents for defensive purposes. Alternately, an enterprise that does not pursue a patent...

Software development is increasingly conducted in a recurrent fashion, where the same product or service is continuously being developed for the marketplace. Still, we lack detailed studies about this increasingly important form of software development. Against this backdrop, this paper presents...