The Impact of Non-Essential Software Units and Flexible Precedence Relationships on the Value of Software Projects
Abstract
This paper evaluates the impact of nonessential minimum marketable features modules (NMMF) and nonessential architectural elements (NAEs) on software projects, shows that the value-creation path of these self-contained software units may be quite different from that of essential software units, and discusses the impact of early NMMFs and NAEs identification on the value of software projects to business and the deployment of business strategies.
Keywords:
The Impact, Flexible, Value
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Published
2011-05-23
How to Cite
ALENCAR, Antonio Juarez; ALCEMAR, Rafael; SCHMITZ, Eber Assis; CORREA, Alexandre Luis; DIAS, Angélica F. S..
The Impact of Non-Essential Software Units and Flexible Precedence Relationships on the Value of Software Projects. In: BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS (SBSI), 7. , 2011, Salvador.
Anais [...].
Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2011
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p. 298-309.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbsi.2011.14585.
