Emergent decision-making practices in free/libre open source software (floss) development teams

Robert Heckman; Kevin Crowston; U. Yeliz Eseryel; James Howison; Eileen Allen; Qing Li

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-72486-7_6

Emergent decision-making practices in free/libre open source software (floss) development teams

Robert Heckman, Kevin Crowston, U. Yeliz Eseryel, James Howison, Eileen Allen, Qing Li

School of Information Studies

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We seek to identify work practices that make Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) development teams effective. Particularly important to team effectiveness is decision making. In this paper, we report on an inductive qualitative analysis of 360 decision episodes of six FLOSS development teams. Our analysis revealed diversity in decision-making practices that seem to be related to differences in overall team characteristics and effectiveness.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation
Subtitle of host publication	IFIP Working Group 2.13 on Open Source Software, June 11-14, 2007, Limerick, Ireland
Editors	Joseph Feller, Brian Fitzgerald, Walt Scacchi, Alberto Sillitti
Pages	71-84
Number of pages	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72486-7_6
State	Published - 2007

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Name	IFIP International Federation for Information Processing
Volume	234
ISSN (Print)	1571-5736

Keywords

Decision making practices
FLOSS
Free/libre open source software development teams
OSS
team effectiveness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Information Systems and Management

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Heckman, R., Crowston, K., Eseryel, U. Y., Howison, J., Allen, E., & Li, Q. (2007). Emergent decision-making practices in free/libre open source software (floss) development teams. In J. Feller, B. Fitzgerald, W. Scacchi, & A. Sillitti (Eds.), Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation: IFIP Working Group 2.13 on Open Source Software, June 11-14, 2007, Limerick, Ireland (pp. 71-84). (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing; Vol. 234). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72486-7_6

Emergent decision-making practices in free/libre open source software (floss) development teams. / Heckman, Robert; Crowston, Kevin; Eseryel, U. Yeliz et al.
Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation: IFIP Working Group 2.13 on Open Source Software, June 11-14, 2007, Limerick, Ireland. ed. / Joseph Feller; Brian Fitzgerald; Walt Scacchi; Alberto Sillitti. 2007. p. 71-84 (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing; Vol. 234).

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Heckman, R, Crowston, K, Eseryel, UY, Howison, J, Allen, E & Li, Q 2007, Emergent decision-making practices in free/libre open source software (floss) development teams. in J Feller, B Fitzgerald, W Scacchi & A Sillitti (eds), Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation: IFIP Working Group 2.13 on Open Source Software, June 11-14, 2007, Limerick, Ireland. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol. 234, pp. 71-84. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72486-7_6

Heckman R, Crowston K, Eseryel UY, Howison J, Allen E, Li Q. Emergent decision-making practices in free/libre open source software (floss) development teams. In Feller J, Fitzgerald B, Scacchi W, Sillitti A, editors, Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation: IFIP Working Group 2.13 on Open Source Software, June 11-14, 2007, Limerick, Ireland. 2007. p. 71-84. (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing). doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-72486-7_6

Heckman, Robert ; Crowston, Kevin ; Eseryel, U. Yeliz et al. / Emergent decision-making practices in free/libre open source software (floss) development teams. Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation: IFIP Working Group 2.13 on Open Source Software, June 11-14, 2007, Limerick, Ireland. editor / Joseph Feller ; Brian Fitzgerald ; Walt Scacchi ; Alberto Sillitti. 2007. pp. 71-84 (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing).

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