TY - JOUR
T1 - Prioritization based Taxonomy of Cloud-based Outsource Software Development Challenges
T2 - Fuzzy AHP analysis
AU - Akbar, Muhammad Azeem
AU - Shameem, Mohammad
AU - Mahmood, Sajjad
AU - Alsanad, Ahmed
AU - Gumaei, Abdu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - Cloud-Based Outsource Software Development (COSD) is a new methodology adopted by organizations to develop software using teams of knowledge workers located across the globe using cloud computing services. However, there is a lack of understanding of challenges associated with successful execution of COSD projects. The objective of this study is to identify and prioritize the challenges that influence COSD projects. First, we conducted a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and identified 21 challenges that impact COSD projects. Next, a questionnaire survey was developed based on the SLR findings to collect feedback from industry practitioners. Finally, we applied the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP) to rank the identified challenges for COSD projects. We also present a prioritization-based taxonomy of the identified challenges which will help practitioners to focus on the critical areas for successful implementation of COSD projects.
AB - Cloud-Based Outsource Software Development (COSD) is a new methodology adopted by organizations to develop software using teams of knowledge workers located across the globe using cloud computing services. However, there is a lack of understanding of challenges associated with successful execution of COSD projects. The objective of this study is to identify and prioritize the challenges that influence COSD projects. First, we conducted a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and identified 21 challenges that impact COSD projects. Next, a questionnaire survey was developed based on the SLR findings to collect feedback from industry practitioners. Finally, we applied the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP) to rank the identified challenges for COSD projects. We also present a prioritization-based taxonomy of the identified challenges which will help practitioners to focus on the critical areas for successful implementation of COSD projects.
KW - Challenges
KW - Cloud-based outsource software development (COSD)
KW - Fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85088236538&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.asoc.2020.106557
DO - 10.1016/j.asoc.2020.106557
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85088236538
SN - 1568-4946
VL - 95
JO - Applied Soft Computing
JF - Applied Soft Computing
M1 - 106557
ER -