Title: Towards a set of guidelines for software development in start-ups

Authors: Bruno Henrique Cavalcante; Guilherme Corredato Guerino; Gislaine Camila Lapasini Leal; Renato Balancieri; Edwin Vladimir Cardoza Galdamez

Addresses: Postgraduate Program in Computer Science, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil ' Postgraduate Program in Computer Science, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil ' Postgraduate Programs in Computer Science and Production Engineering, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil ' Postgraduate Program in Computer Science, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil; Computer Science Department, State University of Paraná, Apucarana, Brazil ' Postgraduate Programs in Production Engineering and Accounting Sciences, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil

Abstract: Software start-ups generally use development practices that are adapted to their agile and innovative environment. However, these practices, although consolidated, may not be the best ones for a specific context. This paper aims to present a set of guidelines for software development in start-ups. It also aims to show the results of three studies to validate and refine the proposed guidelines: a confirmatory survey, a focus group, and an expert panel. The participants were actors from both the industry and the academia. The results revealed that the guidelines obtained a positive perception from the participants of both contexts. Based on their approval, we can infer that those guidelines can increase the quality of products generated by start-ups and the chances of success for these organisations. Besides, the need for some improvements has been identified, and they will be implemented in the next version of the guidelines.

Keywords: software start-ups; development process; guidelines; development practices; software development.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBIS.2024.142581

International Journal of Business Information Systems, 2024 Vol.47 No.3, pp.389 - 417

Received: 03 Feb 2021
Accepted: 29 Apr 2021
Published online: 11 Nov 2024 *

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