Browsing SERL - Software Engineering Research Laboratory by Author "McLeod, L"

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    • A perspective-based understanding of project success

      McLeod, L; Doolin, B; MacDonell, SG (John Wiley & Sons, 2012)
      Answering the call for alternative approaches to researching project management, we explore the evaluation of project success from a subjectivist perspective. An in-depth, longitudinal case study of information systems ...

    • An empirical investigation into IS development practice in New Zealand

      McLeod, L; Macdonell, S; Doolin, B (Association for Information Systems - AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2004)
      A Web-based survey of 106 large New Zealand organisations was undertaken to gain an understanding of their IS development practices. The survey focussed on the contribution of standard methods and user participation to IS ...

    • Factors that affect software systems development project outcomes: a survey of research

      McLeod, L; MacDonell, SG (AUT UniversityAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2011)
      Determining the factors that have an influence on software systems development and deployment project outcomes has been the focus of extensive and ongoing research for more than 30 years. We provide here a survey of the ...

    • IS development practice in New Zealand organisations

      McLeod, L; MacDonell, SG; Doolin, B (Australian Computer Society Inc, 2009)
      A survey of New Zealand organisations with 200 or more full-time employees was undertaken in order to obtain an updated assessment of IS development practice. Over the period surveyed (2001-2003), larger organisations (500 ...

    • Qualitative research on software development: a longitudinal case study methodology

      McLeod, L; MacDonell, SG; Doolin, B (Springer, 2011)
      This paper reports the use of a qualitative methodology for conducting longitudinal case study research on software development. We provide a detailed description and explanation of appropriate methods of qualitative data ...

    • Raising healthy software systems

      MacDonell, SG; Kirk, D; McLeod, L (IEEE Computer Society Press, 2008)
      We elaborate on the analogy between humans and bespoke software systems and we use this analogy to inform an alternative perspective on the development and management of such systems.

    • Stakeholder perceptions of software project outcomes: an industry case study

      McLeod, L; MacDonell, SG (IEEE Computer Society Press, 2010)
      Background: In spite of their limited scope, measures reflecting adherence to schedule, budget and specification continue to dominate the assessment and reporting of project outcomes. Objective: We set out to explore ...

    • Standard method use in contemporary IS development: an empirical investigation

      McLeod, L; MacDonell, S; Doolin, B (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2007)
      Purpose – The purpose of this research is to obtain an updated assessment of the use of standard methods in IS development practice in New Zealand, and to compare these practices to those reported elsewhere. Design/meth ...

    • Standard method use in contemporary IS development: an empirical investigation

      McLeod, L; MacDonell, S; Doolin, B (Emerald, 2007)
      Purpose – The purpose of this research is to obtain an updated assessment of the use of standard methods in IS development practice in New Zealand, and to compare these practices to those reported elsewhere. Design/meth ...

    • User participation in contemporary IS development: an IS management perspective

      McLeod, L; MacDonell, SG; Doolin, B (University of Wollongong / Australasian Association for Information Systems and Australian Computer Society, 2007)
      User participation in IS development has become an established practice perceived to improve both the development process and its outcomes. Recently, however, Markus and Mao (2004) have highlighted the need to revisit user ...