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Software Startup ESSENCE : How Should Software Startups Work? (2020)
Kemell, K.-K., Nguyen-Duc, A., Wang, X., Risku, J., & Abrahamsson, P. (2020). Software Startup ESSENCE : How Should Software Startups Work?. In A. Nguyen-Duc, J. Münch, R. Prikladnick, X. Wang, & P. Abrahamsson (Eds.), Fundamentals of Software Startups : Essential Engineering and Business Aspects (pp. 97-109). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35983-6_6
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Kemell, Kai-Kristian; Nguyen-Duc, Anh; Wang, Xiaofeng; Risku, Juhani; Abrahamsson, Pekka
Parent publication: Fundamentals of Software Startups : Essential Engineering and Business Aspects
Parent publication editors: Nguyen-Duc, Anh; Münch, Jürgen; Prikladnick, Rafael; Wang, Xiaofeng; Abrahamsson, Pekka
ISBN: 978-3-030-35982-9
eISBN: 978-3-030-35983-6
Publication year: 2020
Pages range: 97-109
Number of pages in the book: 343
Publisher: Springer
Place of Publication: Cham
Publication country: Switzerland
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35983-6_6
Publication open access: Not open
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/74247
Abstract
Software startups need to work in a systematic fashion just like mature organizations. However, existing software engineering methods and practices are not aimed at software startups. They do not account for the business aspect of startups and may not be well suited for software startups in general. The Lean Startup Methodology on the other hand contains some useful practices for software startups but is nonetheless impractical, offering little in the way of telling you what to do. Software startups are thus required to tailor their own method. Currently, many software startups simply work ad hoc or use various Agile methods and practices. In terms of Agile methods and practices, little consensus exists between startups. In this chapter, we discuss methods and method tailoring. We give guidelines on how to create your own way of working and recommend a tangible tool for doing so: the Essence Theory of Software Engineering.
Keywords: software sector; startup companies; business; business models
Free keywords: startup methodology; startup essence; SEMAT essence; startup gamification
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2020
JUFO rating: 2
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