Prototyping is an important part of any development activity since it supports communication and knowledge creation among the members of the developing organization. Although prototyping is well established in the development of physical products, less is known about its use and effect on...

In this paper, we introduce a development process for web-based software to keep track of the scientific achievements of academic staff at universities who have earned a degree and moved up in their jobs. This system was put in place because the government wanted to move toward electronic...

The rise in cyberattacks over the past two decades spurred interest in policies improving cybersecurity. One focus of that research is how to create incentives for software vendors to release updates fixing vulnerabilities in their software. An important consideration that has received far less...

Stability and Understandability are two important aspects of software architecture quality measurement. Stability refers to the degree to which software architecture is resistant to change. A stable architecture is one that can accommodate changes with minimal impact on the overall system. In...

Kanban has been used as a framework in project management for software development for almost two decades. Rooting to lean principles, Kanban helps teams to decrease cycle time, increase efficiency, eliminate waste through a number of techniques including value stream mapping, work-in-progress...

Process optimization is of paramount importance for small software firms to achieve enhanced efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness. This abstract provides a concise overview of the concept of process optimization in small software firms. It highlights the challenges faced by these...