TitleExamining Reward Mechanisms for Effective Usage of Application Lifecycle Management Tools
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsÜsfekes \cC, Yilmaz M, Tuzun E, Clarke P, O'Connor R.V
EditorStolfa J, Stolfa S, O'Connor R.V, Messnarz R
Conference NameSystems, Software and Services Process Improvement: 24th European Conference, EuroSPI 2017, Ostrava, Czech Republic, September 6–8, 2017, ProceedingsSystems, Software and Services Process Improvement: 24th European Conference, EuroSPI 2017, Ostrava, Cze
Date Published2017
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Conference LocationCham
ISBN Number978-3-319-64218-5
Abstract

Application lifecycle management (ALM) highlights the rules of the road for the entire software ecosystems' lifecycle. Successful ALM enables clarity around the entire delivery effort, from defining requirements to deploying the software product. One of the challenges in software engineering today is to orchestrate ALM tools to a set of software projects effectively. In particular, it is challenging for software practitioners to continuously fully engage with the tasks that are assigned to them. The goal of this study is to address such situations using a game theoretic approach by utilizing a reward mechanism, which we intent to test in a medium-sized software development organization. Based on a set of game elements, this study proposes an auction mechanism to address human resource allocation and task optimization issues, and consequently tackle the potential problem of software practitioners' engagement.

URLhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64218-5_21