@conference {Sethanandha:2011:IOS:1985793.1986018,
	title = {Improving open source software patch contribution process: methods and tools},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Software Engineering},
	series = {ICSE {\textquoteright}11},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {1134{\textendash}1135},
	publisher = {ACM},
	organization = {ACM},
	address = {New York, NY, USA},
	abstract = {The patch contribution process (PCP) is very important to the sustainability of OSS projects. Nevertheless, there are several issues on patch contribution in mature OSS projects, which include time consuming process, lost and ignored patches, slow review process. These issues are recognized by researchers and OSS projects, but have not been addressed. In this dissertation, I apply Kanban method to guide process improvement and tools development to reduce PCP cycle time.},
	keywords = {coordination, free software, kanban, lean methods, open source software, patches, productivity},
	isbn = {978-1-4503-0445-0},
	doi = {10.1145/1985793.1986018},
	url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1985793.1986018},
	author = {Bhuricha Deen Sethanandha}
}
