An outsourcing model of software development

Abstract

Software engineering is concerned with the theories, methods and tools which are needed to develop software for computers. Brooks (1987) also pointed out that software engineering is a man-made discipline that does not have any universal constants or "natural laws" that would provide a clear theoretical platform or anchor points for the discipline. Many of the standards and practices in software engineering have been established or agreed upon by de facto market domination or by negotiation process by key players in the industry. As a result, these standards and "laws" are not necessarily compatible with each other or constant. The overall goal of this research is to improve industrial practice of software engineering by presenting a new model of software development. For this purpose, a framework, tentatively named WARP-X, will be developed