These research questions are suggested to students of the PMBA course:
Q1: One of the methods to increase the quality of a software product is by reporting bugs found in it, so that the team can fix them. However, we believe that most software professionals consider bug reporting as a quality-decreasing activity. We conducted a survey, asking 100+ people about their perception of bug reporting, and analyzed the results.
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Q2: In proper project management, every person assigned to a task feels 100% responsible for its completion. This means that if the task fails, it is solely his/her fault. However, this is not what happens with most software developers. We conducted a survey, asking 100+ programmers about their attitude towards responsibility, and then analyzed the results.
Published.
Q3: It’s a generally accepted truth that money doesn't motivate software professionals. Instead, other fac