Researching crowdsourcing software development: Perspectives and concerns

Klaas Jan Stol, Brian Fitzgerald

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Abstract

Crowdsourcing is an emerging form of 'outsourcing' software development. While there has been considerable research in the area of crowdsourcing in general, very little research has focused specifically on how crowdsourcing works in a software development context, and as far as we know, there have been no published studies of crowdsourcing software development from a customer perspective. Based on a review of the literature, we identified a number of key concerns related to crowdsourcing that are of particular importance in a software development context. Furthermore, we observed a number of recurring key stakeholders, or actors, each of whom has a unique perspective on crowdsourcing. This paper presents a research framework that consists of the various combinations of stakeholders and key concerns. The framework can be used to guide future research on the use of crowdsourcing as a 'sourcing' strategy, as well as a means to review and synthesize research findings so as to be able to compare studies on crowdsourcing in a software development context.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication1st International Workshop on CrowdSourcing in Software Engineering, CSI-SE 2014 - Proceedings
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages7-10
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781450328579
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jun 2014
Event1st International Workshop on CrowdSourcing in Software Engineering, CSI-SE 2014 - Hyderabad, India
Duration: 2 Jun 2014 → …

Publication series

Name1st International Workshop on CrowdSourcing in Software Engineering, CSI-SE 2014 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference1st International Workshop on CrowdSourcing in Software Engineering, CSI-SE 2014
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityHyderabad
Period2/06/14 → …

Keywords

  • Crowdsourcing software development
  • Research framework

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