Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "MacDonell, Stephen"
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A field study of domain knowledge sharing in the software development industry in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)In contemporary software development, an emergent understanding of the problem domain and envisioned goals forms the basis of designing, testing and development activities. Lack of a common understanding of the domain can ... -
An ontology driven knowledge discovery framework for Dynamic Domains: methodology, tools and a Biomedical case
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The explosive growth in the volume of data and the growing number of disparate data sources is bringing enormous opportunities and challenges to many research communities. In the biomedical domain, the challenge of knowledge ... -
The Benefits and Challenges of Planning Poker in Software Development: Comparison Between Theory and Practice
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Planning Poker is a collaborative software effort estimation technique widely used in agile software development methodologies such as Scrum and Extreme Programming (XP). Proponents of Planning Poker claim that the method ... -
Collaboration patterns of successful globally distributed agile software teams: the role of core developers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Agile global software development (AGSD) has become increasingly prevalent in the last decade. AGSD occurs in environments that are inherently affected by elevated incidence of team-related challenges and issues, and so a ... -
Connectionist methods for data analysis and modelling of human motion in sporting activities
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This research concerns automation of qualitative analysis of human motion in sports, using a novel approach related to assessment and diagnostics, which is required to provide a general user with coaching experience in ... -
Critical success factors in multichannel mobile marketing: a Delphi study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This thesis reports a comprehensive examination of mobile marketing (m-Marketing) success factors and proposes a new m-Marketing success model. The model leverages a combination of DeLone & McLean’s Information Systems ... -
Early warning signs in Software Projects
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The software industry has been plagued by the staggering failure rate of projects, which have resulted in the loss of billions of dollars. The well known Chaos Report by the Standish Group declared that software projects ... -
The effect of screen sizes on gamers' intrinsic motivation when playing games
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This thesis reports on a study of the motivation of players of educational or constructive (E rated) games in relation to the screen size they used in game play. Educators have started to use games in the class room to ... -
Examining expectations about user involvement in software development and factors that influence high quality user involvement
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)In contemporary software development, frequent user engagement throughout the development process is commonly viewed as good practice, leading to increased development productivity and user satisfaction with the product. ... -
An exploratory study of factors influencing IT Project initiation decisions
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Information technology, information systems and applications have become key survival factors in modern organisations. Technology can transform and redefine organisations and the way they operate. As the power of information ... -
A Framework for Monitoring Backups and Their Properties for a Vast Number of Heterogeneous Systems in a Business Cloud Computing Environment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)With the increasing popularity of cloud computing technologies, the expectations towards cloud providers increase not only in terms of functionality, cost, and service delivery speed, but also for the security of the ... -
GeoComputational methods for surface and field data interpolation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)GeoComputation is a relatively recent and emergent discipline containing numerous methods and techniques for fields such as electrical engineering, computer science, geography, biology. This thesis set out to describe the ... -
Learning to Program: The Development of Knowledge in Novice Programmers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This thesis presents a longitudinal study of novice programmers during their first year learning to program at university. The purpose of this research was to gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which novice programmers ... -
Mentoring practices in Information Systems Project Management
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This thesis examines the adoption of mentoring practice across the Information Systems (IS) project management process in the context of project success improvement. The purpose of this research is to propose a model ... -
A multi-objective architecture reconstruction approach
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Design erosion is a persistent problem within the software engineering discipline. Software designs tend to deteriorate over time regardless of the ambitions of the development stakeholders involved. The preservation and ... -
Obtaining business benefits from IT: factors that influence the adoption of benefit realisation methodologies in New Zealand organisations
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)Almost without exception organisations have become reliant on Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) applications. Although competitive advantage, task efficiency and effective information management are ... -
Open source software development as a complex system
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Open Source Software Development is an approach to software development involving open, public exposure of the source code of a computer program under development (hence, ‘open source’). Each open source program is shared ... -
Packaged software implementation requirements engineering by small software enterprises: an ethnographic study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This thesis investigates the practices of requirements engineering (RE) for packaged software implementation, as enacted by small packaged software vendors (SPSVs). Throughout the thesis, a focus on the actions carried out ... -
Passenger Service Systems Adoption in the Context of Inter-organisational Systems and Home-region Orientation: An Explanatory Embedded Case Study with Three Alliance Airlines in East Asia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This study explains the factors that influence Passenger Service Systems (PSS) adoption by mainly revealing ‘why’ and ‘how’ international airlines adopt PSS. Since the mid-2000s, many commercial carriers have operated PSS, ... -
Project risk management in smaller software teams
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)This thesis investigates project risk management issues in smaller software teams. Certain gaps in the literature are identified. There is limited literature on what risk management techniques software practitioners use. ...