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Exploring the factors that influence the success of insourced government ICT projects (2016)
Journal Article
Omar, A., Bass, J., & Lowit, P. (2016). Exploring the factors that influence the success of insourced government ICT projects. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 77(5), 1-22

This paper explores information system insourcing in selected government agencies in Malaysia and discusses the challenges and barriers that have impeded its implementation. The paucity of similar projects and limited literature has resulted in this... Read More about Exploring the factors that influence the success of insourced government ICT projects.

A comparative analysis of two globally distributed group projects: A perspective from CSCW/CSCL research (2015)
Conference Proceeding
McDermott, R., Daniels, M., Cajander, A., Bass, J., & Lalchandani, J. (2015). A comparative analysis of two globally distributed group projects: A perspective from CSCW/CSCL research. . https://doi.org/10.1109/fie.2015.7344344

Globally distributed group projects are becoming an attractive and increasingly common feature in computer science education. They provide opportunities for students to engage in activities that enhance both their technical skills and wider professio... Read More about A comparative analysis of two globally distributed group projects: A perspective from CSCW/CSCL research.

Cloud deployment patterns: Migrating a database driven application to the cloud using design patterns (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Adewojo, A., Bass, J., Allison, I., & Hui, K. (2015). Cloud deployment patterns: Migrating a database driven application to the cloud using design patterns.

Cloud computing provides scalable and reliable computing services that can be beneficial to software organizations that intend to migrate their existing or new applications to the cloud. However, migration is potentially complex, so cloud computi... Read More about Cloud deployment patterns: Migrating a database driven application to the cloud using design patterns.

Evaluating Degrees of Multitenancy Isolation: A Case Study of Cloud-Hosted GSD Tools (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Charles Ochei, L., M. Bass, J., & Petrovski, A. (2015). Evaluating Degrees of Multitenancy Isolation: A Case Study of Cloud-Hosted GSD Tools. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iccac.2015.17

Multitenancy is an essential cloud computing property where a single instance of an application serves multiple tenants. Multitenancy introduces significant challenges when deploying application components to the cloud due to the demand for different... Read More about Evaluating Degrees of Multitenancy Isolation: A Case Study of Cloud-Hosted GSD Tools.

Virtual teams and employability in global software engineering education (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J., McDermott, R., & Lalchandani, J. (2015). Virtual teams and employability in global software engineering education. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ICGSE.2015.21

Universities face many challenges when creating opportunities for student experiences of global software engineering. We provide a model for introducing global software engineering into the computing curriculum. Our model is based on a three year col... Read More about Virtual teams and employability in global software engineering education.

The learner experience of student-led international group project work in software engineering (2015)
Conference Proceeding
McDermott, R., Bass, J., & Prakash Lalchandani, J. (2015). The learner experience of student-led international group project work in software engineering. . https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2014.7044181

Software development has become increasingly globalized because of technological innovation, the evolution of work and business processes, as well as prevailing educational systems and national policies [1]. This paper addresses the challenges faced... Read More about The learner experience of student-led international group project work in software engineering.

Cloud computing adoption in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis using institutions and capabilities (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Dahiru, A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. K. (2015). Cloud computing adoption in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis using institutions and capabilities. . https://doi.org/10.1109/i-Society.2014.7009019

Cloud computing can provide remote access to computing resources via the internet. It has the potential to transform economic activities considering its inherent pay-per usage model, flexibility and scalability features. This paper uses a socio-techn... Read More about Cloud computing adoption in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis using institutions and capabilities.

Enhanced cloud patterns : a case studyof multi-tenancy patterns (2015)
Book Chapter
Adewojo, A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. (2015). Enhanced cloud patterns : a case studyof multi-tenancy patterns. In 2015 International Conference on Information Society (i-Society) (53-58). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/i-Society.2015.7366858

Multi-tenancy is a vital cloud computing property that enables multiple tenants of an application to be served concurrently while guaranteeing isolation between the tenants. Current cloud deployment patterns catalogue for implementing multi-tenancy l... Read More about Enhanced cloud patterns : a case studyof multi-tenancy patterns.

Insourcing a government information system : an analysis using institutions and the capability approach (2015)
Book Chapter
Omar, A., Bass, J., & Lowit, P. (2015). Insourcing a government information system : an analysis using institutions and the capability approach. In 2015 International Conference on Information Society (i-Society) (91-96). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/i-Society.2015.7366866

This study explores the effectiveness of insourcing in the Malaysian Government. The research discusses the factors and issues of insourcing in a Malaysian government agency in the context of post contract termination of an outsourcing agreement. A q... Read More about Insourcing a government information system : an analysis using institutions and the capability approach.

Evaluating degrees of tenant isolation in multitenancy patterns : a case study of cloud-hosted Version Control System (VCS) (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Ochei, L., Petrovski, A., & Bass, J. (2015). Evaluating degrees of tenant isolation in multitenancy patterns : a case study of cloud-hosted Version Control System (VCS). In 2015 International Conference on Information Society (i-Society). https://doi.org/10.1109/i-Society.2015.7366859

One of the key concerns of implementing multitenancy (i.e., serving multiple tenants with a single instance of an application) on the cloud is how to enable the required degree of isolation between tenants, so that the required performance of one ten... Read More about Evaluating degrees of tenant isolation in multitenancy patterns : a case study of cloud-hosted Version Control System (VCS).

Cloud Computing: A Comparison Of Adoption Issues Between Uk And Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Dahiru, A. A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. (2014). Cloud Computing: A Comparison Of Adoption Issues Between Uk And Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs.

Cloud computing can provide remote access to computing resources via the internet. This paper analyses and compares the adoption of cloud computing by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SS-Afr... Read More about Cloud Computing: A Comparison Of Adoption Issues Between Uk And Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs.

Scrum master activities : process tailoring in large enterprise projects (2014)
Book Chapter
Bass, J. (2014). Scrum master activities : process tailoring in large enterprise projects. In Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), 2014 IEEE 9th International Conference on 18-21 Aug. 2014 (6-15). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICGSE.2014.24

This paper explores practitioner descriptions of agile method tailoring in large-scale offshore or outsourced enterprise projects. Specifically, tailoring of the scrum master role is investigated. The scrum master acts as a facilitator for software d... Read More about Scrum master activities : process tailoring in large enterprise projects.

How product owner teams scale agile methods to large distributed enterprises (2014)
Journal Article
large distributed enterprises. Empirical Software Engineering, 20(6), 1525-1557. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-014-9322-z

Software development teams in large scale offshore enterprise development programmes are often under intense pressure to deliver high quality software within challenging time contraints. Project failures can attract adverse publicity and damage corpo... Read More about How product owner teams scale agile methods to large distributed enterprises.

Cloud computing: Adoption issues for sub-saharan African SMEs (2014)
Journal Article
Abubakar, A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. (2014). Cloud computing: Adoption issues for sub-saharan African SMEs. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 62(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2014.tb00439.x

This paper explores the emergence and adoption of cloud computing by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and points towards its implications for developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Several studies have shown the importance of technologi... Read More about Cloud computing: Adoption issues for sub-saharan African SMEs.

Multi-casting in mountainous regions of developing countries: Analysis through ICT, institutions, and capabilities perspectives (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J. M., & Thapa, D. (2014). Multi-casting in mountainous regions of developing countries: Analysis through ICT, institutions, and capabilities perspectives. . https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2014.412

Overcoming shortages of teachers or teachers with required skills and experience is a major challenge in rural schools in the global south. We investigate a classroom video conference multi-casting project under development by the Nepal Wireless Netw... Read More about Multi-casting in mountainous regions of developing countries: Analysis through ICT, institutions, and capabilities perspectives.

Cloud computing : adoption issues for Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs (2014)
Journal Article
Dahiru, A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. (2014). Cloud computing : adoption issues for Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 62(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2014.tb00439.x

This paper explores the emergence and adoption of cloud computing by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and points towards its implications for developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Several studies have shown the importance of technologi... Read More about Cloud computing : adoption issues for Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs.

Agile Method Tailoring in Distributed Enterprises: Product Owner Teams (2013)
Conference Proceeding
M. Bass, J. (2013). Agile Method Tailoring in Distributed Enterprises: Product Owner Teams. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icgse.2013.27

This paper explores practitioner descriptions of agile method tailoring in large-scale offshore or outsourced enterprise projects. Specifically, tailoring of the product owner role is discussed. The product owner identifies and prioritizes customer r... Read More about Agile Method Tailoring in Distributed Enterprises: Product Owner Teams.