Prioritization based Taxonomy of Cloud-based Outsource Software Development Challenges: Fuzzy AHP analysis
Muhammad Azeem Akbara b✉, Mohammad Shameemc, Sajjad Mahmoodd, Ahmed Alsanade f✉, Abdu Gumaeie f
- aCollege of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
- bCollege of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
- cDepartment of Computer Applications, Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle, AP, India
- dInformation and Computer Science Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- eSTC’s Artificial Intelligence Chair, Department of Information Systems, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- fSTC's Artificial Intelligence Chair, Department of Information Systems, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- ✉Corresponding author
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Abstract
Abstract Cloud-Based Outsource Software Development (COSD) is a new methodology adopted by organizations to develop software using teams of knowledge workers located across the globe using cloud computing services. However, there is a lack of understanding of challenges associated with successful execution of COSD projects. The objective of this study is to identify and prioritize the challenges that influence COSD projects. First, we conducted a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and identified 21 challenges that impact COSD projects. Next, a questionnaire survey was developed based on the SLR findings to collect feedback from industry practitioners. Finally, we applied the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP) to rank the identified challenges for COSD projects. We also present a prioritization-based taxonomy of the identified challenges which will help practitioners to focus on the critical areas for successful implementation of COSD projects.
TL;DRA prioritization-based taxonomy of the identified challenges will help practitioners to focus on the critical areas for successful implementation of COSD projects. (Semantic Scholar)