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Management Strategies For Adopting Agile Methods Of Software Development In Distributed Teams, Igor A. Schtein
Management Strategies For Adopting Agile Methods Of Software Development In Distributed Teams, Igor A. Schtein
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Between 2003 and 2015, more than 61% of U.S. software development teams failed to satisfy project requirements, budgets, or timelines. Failed projects cost the software industry an estimated 60 billion dollars. Lost opportunities and misused resources are often the result of software development leaders failing to implement appropriate methods for managing software projects. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies software development managers use in adopting Agile methodology in the context of distributed teams. The tenets of Agile approach are individual interaction over tools, working software over documentation, and collaboration over a contract. The conceptual …
Video Game Development Strategies For Creating Successful Cognitively Challenging Games, Walter K. Williams
Video Game Development Strategies For Creating Successful Cognitively Challenging Games, Walter K. Williams
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The video game industry is a global multibillion dollar industry with millions of players. The process of developing video games is essential for the continued growth of the industry, and developers need to employ effective strategies that will help them to create successful games. The purpose of this explorative qualitative single case study was to investigate the design strategies of video game developers who have successfully created video games that are challenging, entertaining, and successful. The technology acceptance model served as a conceptual framework. The entire population for this study was members of a video game development team from a …