Emergent Decision-Making Practices in Free/Libre Open Source Software (Floss) Development Teams

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TitleEmergent Decision-Making Practices in Free/Libre Open Source Software (Floss) Development Teams
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsHeckman, R, Crowston, K, Eseryel, U, Howison, J, Allen, E, Li, Q
Secondary TitleOSS2007: Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation (IFIP 2.13)
Volume234/2007
Pagination71 - 84
Date Published2007///
PublisherSpringer
ISSN Number978-0-387-72485-0
Abstract

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.
DOI10.1007/978-0-387-72486-7_6
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