Software Sourcing in the Age of Open: Leveraging the Unknown Workforce

by Klaas-Jan Stol, Brian Fitzgerald, Pär J. Ågerfalk

This SpringerBrief discusses multiple forms of open-source-inspired outsourcing: opensourcing, innersourcing and crowdsourcing. It uses a framework-based comparison to explain the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. By pointing out characteristics along with benefits and pitfalls of each approach, the authors provide nuanced and research-based advice to managers and developers facing software sourcing decisions. The differences and commonalities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319172654
• ISBN13: 9783319172651
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 77 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"