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- January 2018 (Revised August 2020)
- Background Note
Continuous Software Development: Agile's Successor
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Samuel Clemens and Olivia Hull
In recent years, the twin software development methodologies of continuous delivery and continuous deployment have risen to prominence in the start-up world and beyond. These methods have enabled technology companies large and small to accelerate their product... View Details
Keywords: Continuous Improvement; Continuous Development; Continuous Delivery; Continuous Integration; Product Development Processes; Computer Programming; Agile; Waterfall; Software Applications; Software Engineering; Applications and Software; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Product Development; Customer Focus and Relationships; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Quality; Product Marketing; Product; Infrastructure; Information Infrastructure; Computer Industry; Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; Massachusetts; Boston
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Samuel Clemens, and Olivia Hull. "Continuous Software Development: Agile's Successor." Harvard Business School Background Note 818-055, January 2018. (Revised August 2020.)
- Research Summary
Organisational Learning in Software Requirements Engineering and Management
The current research project addresses the continuing low success rate of software development projects, which has been frequently reported in empirical studies. For example, the 2004 Chaos Report by the Standish Group found that only 29% of 9,236 application... View Details
- December 1994 (Revised February 1995)
- Case
Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team
Follows the entry and early experiences of engineer Anne Livingston, an African American woman, as she joins Power Max Systems in 1991 as software engineering manager for the new product development group. Power Max is facing stiff competition and wants to be first to... View Details
Keywords: Race; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Culture; Gender; Information Technology Industry
Gentile, Mary C., and Pamela J. Maus. "Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team." Harvard Business School Case 395-067, December 1994. (Revised February 1995.)
- September 2006 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
Ricardo Software
Engineer John Harrison must determine why motorcycle racer Marco Presto does not feel that his motorcycle is providing enough power as it comes out of corners. Harrison uses engine simulation software to help him in his work. View Details
McAfee, Andrew P. "Ricardo Software." Harvard Business School Case 607-019, September 2006. (Revised August 2007.)
- June 2002
- Article
Who's Helping Whom: A Comparison of Helping Behavior among American and Indian Software Engineers
By: Leslie Perlow and John Weeks
Perlow, Leslie, and John Weeks. "Who's Helping Whom: A Comparison of Helping Behavior among American and Indian Software Engineers." Journal of Organizational Behavior 23, no. 4 (June 2002): 345–361.
- 25 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business
You can't see them, but we've all used "software platforms" over the last few decades, whether they are embedded in the Windows operating system, a cell phone, or game machine. In a new book, the authors term software platforms... View Details
- October 2020
- Case
Israelis, Palestinians and the Technology Bridge Between Them: A Work in Progress
By: Elie Ofek and Lia Weiner
In Israel of 2020 the demand for software engineers was endless. Meanwhile just miles away, Palestinian universities were graduating 3,000 engineers a year, and many of them could not find jobs in the still nascent Palestinian tech sector. Could these dots be... View Details
Keywords: Geopolitics; Technology Ecosystem; Software Engineers; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Business Startups; International Relations; Cooperation; Opportunities; Problems and Challenges; Technology Industry; Israel; Palestinian state
Ofek, Elie, and Lia Weiner. "Israelis, Palestinians and the Technology Bridge Between Them: A Work in Progress." Harvard Business School Case 521-046, October 2020.
- January 2021
- Case
Andela: Africa's AWS for Talent
By: Caroline M. Elkins, Tarun Khanna and Joyce J. Kim
Five years after the company’s founding, Andela, a company that built and trained remote engineering teams, became arguably Africa’s greatest technology unicorn. By January 2019, Andela raised $100 million in Series D funding. As Andela looked to scale in an... View Details
Keywords: Education In Africa; Entrepreneur; Remote Work; Software Engineering; Edtech; Entrepreneurship; Education; Applications and Software; Engineering; Growth and Development Strategy; Africa
Elkins, Caroline M., Tarun Khanna, and Joyce J. Kim. "Andela: Africa's AWS for Talent." Harvard Business School Case 321-113, January 2021.
- February 2021
- Article
Platform Diffusion at Temporary Gatherings: Social Coordination and Ecosystem Emergence
By: Tommy Pan Fang, Andy Wu and David R. Clough
Software platforms create value by cultivating an ecosystem of complementary products and services. Existing explanations for how a prospective complementor chooses platforms to join assume the complementor has rich information about the range of available platforms.... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Ecosystems; Technology Diffusion; Hackathon; Contagion; Software Applications; Software Development; Software Engineering; Technology Strategy; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Information Infrastructure; Innovation Strategy; Digital Platforms; Network Effects; Applications and Software; Information Technology; Technology Industry; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry; Video Game Industry
Fang, Tommy Pan, Andy Wu, and David R. Clough. "Platform Diffusion at Temporary Gatherings: Social Coordination and Ecosystem Emergence." Art. 1. Strategic Management Journal 42, no. 2 (February 2021): 233–272. (Lead article.)
- January 1980 (Revised August 1985)
- Case
Cumberland Metal Industries: Engineered Products Division--1980
Cumberland Metal Industries has developed a new product to help contractors drive piles faster. They are trying to decide how to price it. Provides substantial information on the industry, competition, etc. Students must decide what factors are relevant in making an... View Details
Keywords: Price; Information; Marketing Channels; Distribution Channels; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Cumberland Metal Industries: Engineered Products Division--1980." Harvard Business School Case 580-104, January 1980. (Revised August 1985.)
- December 1994
- Supplement
Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (D-1): Building the PowerPlayer Software Team
Supplements Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team. View Details
Gentile, Mary C., and Pamela J. Maus. "Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (D-1): Building the PowerPlayer Software Team." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-072, December 1994.
- December 1994
- Supplement
Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (D-2): Building the PowerPlayer Software Team
Supplements Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team. View Details
Gentile, Mary C., and Pamela J. Maus. "Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (D-2): Building the PowerPlayer Software Team." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-073, December 1994.
- 05 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Benefit of Giving Back to Open Source Software
pixelfit Companies that contribute to open source software and use it in their own IT systems and applications can gain a competitive advantage—even though they may be helping their competitors in the short run. Open source View Details
- 14 Sep 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Google Engineer Deserved to be Fired by the CEO
Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Credit: Steven Zimmerman/Wikipedia Commons Google software engineer James Damore’s ten-page manifesto excoriating his employer for its diversity initiatives incited a major... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- Research Summary
Wearing a Red Hat ¨C The Impact of Activist Industrial Policy on Software Development in China
The idea that the government should steer economic development by strategically hand-picking and managing certain industries is controversial but appeals to many developing countries that are eager to upgrade their industries. In this paper, I study China's recent... View Details
- November 2016 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Mark43
By: Thomas Eisenmann, Mitch Weiss and Halah AlQahtani
The founders of Mark43, an early-stage startup that provides software for law enforcement agencies, must decide whether to bid on a request for proposals (RFP) from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). On the one hand, LAPD would be a second large and influential... View Details
- 2019
- Working Paper
The Impact of Professionals' Contributions to Online Knowledge Communities on Their Workplace Knowledge Work
By: Hila Lifshitz - Assaf and Frank Nagle
Knowledge work is becoming increasingly challenging as pace of change in the knowledge frontier is increasing. Organizations have created multiple mechanisms to minimize knowledge gaps and increase learning such internal training, mentorship programs as well as... View Details
Keywords: Open Source; Future Of Work; Software Development; Knowledge Work; Online Community; Learning; Knowledge Sharing; Applications and Software; Open Source Distribution; Performance Productivity
Lifshitz - Assaf, Hila, and Frank Nagle. "The Impact of Professionals' Contributions to Online Knowledge Communities on Their Workplace Knowledge Work." Working Paper, April 2019.
- Article
Matriarch: A Python Library for Materials Architecture
By: Tristan Giesa, Ravi Jagadeesan, David I. Spivak and Markus J. Buehler
Biological materials, such as proteins, often have a hierarchical structure ranging from basic building blocks at the nanoscale (e.g., amino acids) to assembled structures at the macroscale (e.g., fibers). Current software for materials engineering allows the user to... View Details
Keywords: Building Block; Category Theory; Hierarchical Protein Materials; Molecular Design; Open-Source Software; Structure Creation
Giesa, Tristan, Ravi Jagadeesan, David I. Spivak, and Markus J. Buehler. "Matriarch: A Python Library for Materials Architecture." ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 1, no. 10 (October 2015): 1009–1015.
- December 1994
- Supplement
Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (E-2): Livingston Takes Formal Authority
Supplements Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team. View Details
Gentile, Mary C., and Pamela J. Maus. "Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (E-2): Livingston Takes Formal Authority." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-075, December 1994.