Overview

This book describes the state-of-the-art of software ecosystems. It constitutes a fundamental step towards an empirically based, nuanced understanding of the implications for management, governance, and control of software ecosystems. This is the first book of its kind dedicated to this emerging field and offers guidelines on how to analyze software ecosystems; methods for managing and growing; methods on transitioning from a closed software organization to an open one; and instruments for dealing with open source, licensing issues, product management and app stores. It is unique in bringing together industry experiences, academic views and tackling challenges such as the definition of fundamental concepts of software ecosystems, describing those forces that influence its development and lifecycles, and the provision of methods for the governance of software ecosystems. This book is an essential starting point for software industry researchers, product managers, and entrepreneurs. Contributors: T. Aaltonen, T.A. Alspaugh, C. Alves, M. Anvaari, H.U. Asuncion, O. Barbosa, S. Biffl, S. Brinkkemper, M.A. Cusumano, E. den Hartigh, D. Dhungana, R.P. dos Santos, A. Finkelstein, M. Goeminne, I. Groher, I. Hammouda, S. Jansen, A. Jiménez Salas, J. Kabbedijk, M. Kauppinen, T. Kilamo, Y.-R. Li, L. Luinenburg, T. Mens, T. Mikkonen, K.M. Popp, W. Scacchi, E. Schludermann, J. Souer, M. Tol, J. van Angeren, G. van Capelleveen, M. Viljainen, W. Visscher, C. Werner

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Author:   Slinger Jansen ,  Sjaak Brinkkemper ,  Michael Cusumano
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781782540977

ISBN 10:   1782540970
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   31 October 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword David Messerschmitt and Clemens Szyperski Introduction Slinger Jansen PART I: INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE ECOSYSTEMS 1. Defining Software Ecosystems: A Survey of Software Platforms and Business Network Governance Slinger Jansen and Michael A. Cusumano 2. Business Network Management as a Survival Strategy Slinger Jansen, Sjaak Brinkkemper and Anthony Finkelstein 3. Guiding Principles of Natural Ecosystems and their Applicability to Software Ecosystems Deepak Dhungana, Iris Groher, Elisabeth Schludermann and Stefan Biffl 4. A Systematic Mapping Study on Software Ecosystems from a Three-dimensional Perspective Olavo Barbosa, Rodrigo Pereira dos Santos, Carina Alves, Claudia Werner and Slinger Jansen PART II: BUSINESS NETWORK MANAGEMENT 5. Managing Software Ecosystems through Partnering Joey van Angeren, Jaap Kabbedijk, Karl Michael Popp and Slinger Jansen 6. The Challenge of Heterogeneously-Licensed Systems in Open Architecture Software Ecosystems Thomas A. Alspaugh, Hazeline U. Asuncion and Walt Scacchi 7. Framing Management Practices for Keystones in Platform Ecosystems Martti Viljainen and Marjo Kauppinen 8. Architectural Openness: Comparing Five Mobile Platform Architectures Mohsen Anvaari and Slinger Jansen 9. The Open Software Enterprise Model: How Open is My Software Business? Slinger Jansen, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Jurriaan Souer and Lutzen Luinenburg 10. Quality Review and Approval Methods for Extensions in Software Ecosystems Slinger Jansen and Guido van Capelleveen PART III: VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF SOFTWARE ECOSYSTEMS 11. Measuring the Health of a Business Ecosystem Erik den Hartigh, Wouter Visscher, Michiel Tol and Adolfo Jimenez Salas 12. Analyzing Ecosystems for Open Source Software Developer Communities Mathieu Goeminne and Tom Mens 13. Open Source Ecosystems: A Tale of Two Cases Terhi Kilamo, Imed Hammouda, Tommi Mikkonen and Timo Aaltonen 14. The Technological Roadmap of Cisco's Business Ecosystem Yan-Ru Li 15. Unraveling Ruby Ecosystem Dynamics: A Quantitative Network Analysis Jaap Kabbedijk and Slinger Jansen Index

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Edited by Slinger Jansen, Assistant Professor of Organisation and Information, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Professor of Organisation and Information, Utrecht University, The Netherlands and Michael A. Cusumano, Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, US

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