Dirk Riehle's Industry and Research Publications

Tag: Publication

  • Problems, Solutions, and Success Factors in the openMDM User-Led Open Source Consortium [CAIS Journal]

    Problems, Solutions, and Success Factors in the openMDM User-Led Open Source Consortium [CAIS Journal]

    Abstract: Open-source software (OSS) development offers organizations an alternative to purchasing proprietary software or commissioning custom software. In one form of OSS development, organizations develop the software they need in collaboration with other organizations. If the software is used by the organizations to operate their business, such collaborations can lead to what we call “user-led…

  • The Benefits of Pre-Requirements Specification Traceability [RE 2022]

    The Benefits of Pre-Requirements Specification Traceability [RE 2022]

    Abstract: Requirements traceability is the ability to trace requirements to other software engineering artifacts. Traceability can be classified as either pre- or post-requirements specifications (RS) traceability. Pre-RS traceability is the ability to trace between requirements and their origin. However, the benefits of pre-RS traceability are often not clear. In this article, we systematically lay out…

  • The open source distributor business model [Computer Magazine]

    The open source distributor business model [Computer Magazine]

    I’m happy to report that the 18th article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title The Open Source Distributor Business Model Keywords Open source distributor, open source distribution, open source business model, open source sustainability Authors Dirk Riehle Publication Computer vol. 54, no. 12 (December 2021), pp 99-103 Abstract: This…

  • Calculating the costs of inner source collaboration by computing the time worked [HICSS 2022]

    Calculating the costs of inner source collaboration by computing the time worked [HICSS 2022]

    Abstract: A key part of taxation, controlling, and management of international collaborative programming workflows is determining the costs of a supplied software artifact. The OECD suggests the use of the Cost Plus method for calculating these costs. However, in the past, this method has been implemented using only coarse-grain data from the costs of whole…

  • A validation of QDAcity‑RE for domain modeling using qualitative data analysis [RE Journal]

    A validation of QDAcity‑RE for domain modeling using qualitative data analysis [RE Journal]

    Abstract: Using qualitative data analysis (QDA) to perform domain analysis and modeling has shown great promise. Yet, the evaluation of such approaches has been limited to single-case case studies. While these exploratory cases are valuable for an initial assessment, the evaluation of the efficacy of QDA to solve the suggested problems is restricted by the…

  • Pattern discovery and validation using scientific research methods [TPLoP Journal]

    Pattern discovery and validation using scientific research methods [TPLoP Journal]

    Abstract: Pattern discovery, the process of discovering previously unrecognized patterns, is often performed as an ad-hoc process with little resulting certainty in the quality of the proposed patterns. Pattern validation, the process of validating the accuracy of proposed patterns, remains dominated by the simple heuristic of “the rule of three”. This article shows how to…