Dynamic capabilities in the software process

Markus M. Makela, Nilay V. Oza and Jyrki Kontio

International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 2009, vol. 8, issue 1, 4-18

Abstract: Software development is an important dynamic capability of a software-developing organisation. This paper explores product development in general and software development in particular from the viewpoint of the dynamic capabilities research stream that is associated with the Resource-based View (RBV) of the firm. We discuss software development from a process viewpoint, assessing each phase separately. The main results of the paper are twofold: first, via a dynamic capabilities-based analysis of the software process, we formulate by inductive reasoning a general product development resource transformation typology that supports the analysis of developing and managing industrial product innovation activities through a dynamic capabilities approach. Second, we present a research agenda that incorporates a synthesis of recent scholarly discourse about dynamic capabilities into product development and especially software development research.

Keywords: dynamic capabilities; software development; software process; software engineering; software business; resource-based view; RBV; inductive reasoning; product development; resource transformation typology; product innovation. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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