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Suppliers’ software development project start-up practices

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Merikoski, H., Savolainen, P., & Ahonen, J. J. (2017). Suppliers’ software development project start-up practices. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 10(4), 880-896. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-10-2016-0083
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International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
Authors
Merikoski, Helena |
Savolainen, Paula |
Ahonen, Jarmo J.
Date
2017
Discipline
TietojärjestelmätiedeInformation Systems Science
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© Emerald Publishing Limited. This is a final draft version of an article whose final and definitive form has been published by Emerald. Published in this repository with the kind permission of the publisher.

 
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a life cycle phase of a software development project which is substantial for the success of the project. This paper visualizes the project start-up phase from suppliers’ perspective. Design/methodology/approach The method is a theory building from case studies. The data were collected from three software supplier firms by conducting process modeling separately in each firm. Findings The study resulted in a model of a supplier’s software project start-up which includes start-up practices and involved roles. The results indicate that project start-up is an integral and structured phase of project life cycle, which influences the execution of a software development project, especially from the supplier’s perspective in the project business context. Research limitations/implications The study focuses on the start-up phase of software development projects delivered to external customers. Therefore, developed project start-up model is applicable as such in software supplier firms. Practical implications The project start-up model presented in this paper indicates that project start-up is a complex and multi-dimensional activity in a supplier firm. This study suggests that if the project start-up phase is clearly defined, planned and followed in a supplier firm, it reduces confusion and miscommunication among the people involved in the project and helps to achieve the business goals of a project. Originality/value This study emphasizes that it is necessary to make a distinction between the perspectives of the customer and the supplier when studying projects in the project business context. The findings contribute the new knowledge for managing outsourced software development projects. ...
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Emerald Publishing Ltd.
ISSN Search the Publication Forum
1753-8378
Keywords
project life cycle project start-up ohjelmistokehitys projektit
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-10-2016-0083
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201801021003

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https://converis.jyu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/27244004

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