Achieving agility and quality in product development - an empirical study of hardware startups

Berg, Vebjørn; Birkeland, Jørgen; Nguyen-Duc, Anh; Pappas, Ilias O.; Jaccheri, Letizia

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2020.110599

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“…Conducted user tests in order to improve the system in accordance with the innovative prototypes installed to improve the quality of service. As a result of the implementation the attention of users was improved to obtain growth and the business was scalable and profitable [7].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Prototype for the Management of Engineering Companies and the ICT to Improve the Quality of Services

Toapanta¹,

Picon²,

Gallegos³

2020

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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Information on alternative technologies or new prototypes was analyzed to help improve the quality of business management services. The problem is the lack of application of new technologies that improve the quality of service and reduce disagreements in the management of organizations. The objective is to present a prototype for the management of engineering and ICT companies to improve the quality of services. The deductive method and exploratory research were used to analyze the information. The result was a mixed conceptual model of quality of service approach, a dual-security architecture for business management, control of algorithms with processes for quality of service and control of algorithms with information filter. It was concluded that an information filter with Blockchain is considered a fundamental alternative to provide control, reliability, immutability and improved quality of service.

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“…A Study on R&D Organization Management of Japanese ICT Companies Using Patent Information [6]. Achieving agility and quality in product development -an empirical study of hardware startups [7]. Overview of Additive Manufacturing Informatics: "A Digital Thread" [8].…”

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Prototype for the Management of Engineering Companies and the ICT to Improve the Quality of Services

Toapanta¹,

Picon²,

Gallegos³

2020

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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“…They stated that cultural awareness and skills significantly affected the service users, while cultural knowledge was not important. In addition, Berg et al [14] determined team competence to be an enabling factor for achiev-ing agility and quality, optimizing manufacturing and logistical process, and increasing technical responsibility acceptance as an intrinsic attribute.…”

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An Employee Competency Framework in a Welfare Organization

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Purpose—The aims of the current study were as follows: (1) to develop a framework of the job competence of employees to examine the recruitment of employees in their specialized fields, and (2) to answer the question of whether the development of that framework of the job competence of employees in attracting and employing people or their appointment and promotion was effective in achieving the goals of the organization. Design/methodology—Researchers examined the work environment of a branch of the Welfare Organization of Iran and the most important duties and responsibilities of the employees of the specialized spheres of the organization. Afterward, researchers listed the essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for the employees. Then, the authors asked 70 experts working in this organization to express their views on the importance of each of these items and the status of each of the proposed items in terms of their relevance, clarity, simplicity, and ambiguity. Accordingly, the competencies were categorized and titled. The identified competencies were classified into four main groups: needs assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The authors used the pairwise comparison method and the hierarchical analysis process approach to weighting. Findings—The authors set and presented critical competencies related to each specialized field of healthcare, social, educational, and cultural affairs in separate frameworks. The research results allowed theoretical and practical approaches to modeling to consider transversal and disciplinary competencies for a social, economic, or environmental commitment based on the sustainability concept. Value—Developing the employee competency frameworks of the health service is essential for sustainable development. The validated employee competency frameworks in the Welfare Organization can be applied in other provinces of Iran and other sectors of the healthcare system.

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“…The challenge of identifying proper startup cases and differentiating the similar phenomena represented among them -freelancers, SMEs, or part-time startups -is well known in software startup research Berg et al, 2018). Based on the successful approaches adopted in previous studies (Klotins, Unterkalmsteiner, Chatzipetrou, et al, 2019;Berg et al, 2020), we defined five criteria for our case selection:…”

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The entrepreneurial logic of startup software development: A study of 40 software startups

2021

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Context: Software startups are an essential source of innovation and software-intensive products. The need to understand product development in startups and to provide relevant support are highlighted in software research. While state-of-the-art literature reveals how startups develop their software, the reasons why they adopt these activities are underexplored. Objective: This study investigates the tactics behind software engineering (SE) activities by analyzing key engineering events during startup journeys. We explore how entrepreneurial mindsets may be associated with SE knowledge areas and with each startup case. Method: Our theoretical foundation is based on causation and effectuation models. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 40 software startups. We used two-round open coding and thematic analysis to describe and identify entrepreneurial software development patterns. Additionally, we calculated an effectuation index for each startup case. Results: We identified 621 events merged into 32 codes of entrepreneurial logic in SE from the sample. We found a systemic occurrence of the logic in all areas of SE activities. Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Technical Debt (TD), and Customer Involvement (CI) tend to be associated with effectual logic, while testing activities at different levels are associated with causal logic. The effectuation index revealed that startups are either effectuation-driven or mixed-logics-driven. Conclusions: Software startups fall into two types that differentiate between how traditional SE approaches may apply to them. Effectuation seems the most relevant and essential model for explaining and developing suitable SE practices for software startups.

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Achieving agility and quality in product development - an empirical study of hardware startups

Cited by 39 publications

References 26 publications

Prototype for the Management of Engineering Companies and the ICT to Improve the Quality of Services

Prototype for the Management of Engineering Companies and the ICT to Improve the Quality of Services

An Employee Competency Framework in a Welfare Organization

The entrepreneurial logic of startup software development: A study of 40 software startups

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