Lean principles have been effective in reducing waste in manufacturing organizations. These principles are now being applied in software development processes. This paper describes lean thinking concepts and the process of applying lean in the technical coding at IMVU a virtual worlds company. It also summarizes lessons learned in the implementation of lean for software development processes.

Agile methods are gaining popularity over a wider range of domains, predominantly in enterprise environments. Software methodologies are evolving due to the challenges imposed by ever changing software development scenarios. Agile methodologies particularly demand for an organizational culture which focuses on high responsibility and greater discipline of every individual in an organization. Th...

Agile methodologies are gaining popularity in industry although they compromise a mix of accepted and controversial software engineering practices. Both global software development and agile approaches have gained significant popularity. Companies even show interest in applying agile approaches in distributed development to combine the advantages of both approaches. This is done despite their d...

This paper presents an in-depth case study from a development project in the bank sector. The findings have implications for companies that consider openness in their innovation activities. A large company that wishes to involve suppliers, partners, customers and end-users need to be prepared organizationally, with e.g., motivated individuals, and allocated budgets. This applies regardless comp...

Agile development methods have been described by proponents as being the best way to deal with the dynamic nature of software development in organizations, yet looking at agile practices of the major agile methodologies reveals many practices that have been used in the past. This work examined agile practices from the perspective of software development professionals and identified four charact...

Canadian companies are facing significant challenges in new product development and commercialization. The result of the survey of the 1,091 Canadian inventors conducted by Astebro and Simon (2002) revealed that only seven percent of inventions reach the market. Inadequate market analysis, competitive strength and reaction, lack of effective marketing effort, and product problems are consistent...

In the mid-1980s, Andreasen and Hein first described their model of Integrated Product Development. Many Danish companies quickly embraced the principles of integrated product development and adapted the model to their specific business and product context. However, there is concern amongst many Danish companies that Integrated Product Development no longer provides a sufficient way of describi...

Agility is the keyword if one needs to survive in this rapidly changing world, keeping pace and at the same time not loosing balance or control which could result in loss of quality of performance. No wonder agile methods have emerged in the field of software development as well, and they are gaining popularity in academics also. The bunches of agile methods evolved so far are not only able to ...

perhaps before establishing the psychology and counseling organization of iran by the parliament in 2003, the biggest threat to this discipline was the practice of unprofessional people. on this basis, the biggest opportunity for this discipline was establishing this organization by the parliament as the supreme legislative body in the country. on 14/11/2012 counseling centers regulation was in...

Increased performance is the key reason for developing software with virtual teams but the research efforts to date are limited. Difficulties for a formal, generic approach are multiplied by the significant differences between how small and large software organizations react to changing operational conditions and act to increase performance. The aim of the paper is to provide the guidelines on ...