Research Question: I started with research questions such as what makes software teams more productive?, How team innovation is related to team performance?; and Does team climate impact team productivity, innovation, and performance in software teams?
Research Objective: is to develop a conceptual model of team performance using factors such as team climate, team productivity, and team innovation. Objective is to observe different dimensions of these variables with respect to respondents’ age, gender, educational qualification and experience; team role and team size. Objective is to find the relationships between variables: team climate and team productivity, team innovation & team performance.
Research Methodology: Based on literature review, a conceptual/structural model is drawn with team climate as independent variable (comprising sub-factors such as vision, task orientation, support for innovation and participative safety ), team performance as dependent variable and team productivity and team innovation as intermediate variables. Respective hypotheses are defined. Data is collected using a questionnaire from 178 valid respondents from 18 software development teams of 6 organizations. Team sizes range from 2 to 18 members. Respondents include designers, architects, programmers and software engineers and team managers.
Findings: Findings include respective team member role has impact on team climate, vision and task orientation. Team size effects task orientation, support for innovation, participative safety, team productivity, and team innovation. Vision strongly correlates to team performance. Support for innovation strongly correlates to team innovation. Vision and task orientation have no relationship to team innovation. Participative safety is not related to team productivity. Task orientation is not related to do team performance in software development teams.
Recommendations: Software organizations have to focus on objectives, vision and support for innovation for better team performance. To make the teams more innovative, they need to focus on vision, participative safety and support for innovation in software teams. For better productivity, they need to concentrate on team vision and task orientation.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- 1.1: Introduction to the Study
- 1.2: Statement of the Problem
- 1.3: Objectives of the Study
- 1.4: Research Questions
- 1.5: Scope of the Study
- 1.6: Significance of the Study
- 1.7: Limitations of the Study
- 1.8: Definition of Key Terms
- 1.9: Organization of the Thesis
- Chapter 2: Literature Review
- 2.1: Team Climate
- 2.2: Software Development Teams
- 2.3: Relationship Between Team Climate and Performance
- 2.4: Theoretical Framework
- 2.5: Conceptual Framework
- 2.6: Hypotheses Formulation
- Chapter 3: Research Methodology
- 3.1: Research Design
- 3.2: Population and Sample
- 3.3: Data Collection Methods
- 3.4: Instruments Used
- 3.5: Data Analysis Techniques
- Chapter 4: Analysis of Data
- 4.1: Descriptive Statistics
- 4.2: Inferential Statistics
- Chapter 5: Findings and Discussion
- 5.1: Interpretation of Results
- 5.2: Discussion of Findings
- 5.3: Implications of the Findings
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This study aims to investigate the relationship between team climate and performance in software development teams. The research explores the impact of team climate on the overall performance of software development teams and seeks to identify specific aspects of team climate that contribute to team effectiveness.
- Team Climate
- Software Development Teams
- Team Performance
- Team Effectiveness
- Impact of Team Climate on Performance
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
Chapter 1 introduces the study, defining its purpose, scope, and significance. It outlines the research questions and objectives, as well as the key terms used throughout the study.
Chapter 2 reviews the existing literature related to team climate, software development teams, and the relationship between these two constructs. It examines relevant theoretical frameworks and develops a conceptual framework for the study.
Chapter 3 outlines the research methodology used in the study, including the research design, data collection methods, and data analysis techniques.
Chapter 4 presents the analysis of data collected, including descriptive and inferential statistics.
Chapter 5 discusses the findings of the study, interpreting the results and drawing conclusions about the relationship between team climate and performance in software development teams.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The study focuses on the relationship between team climate and performance in software development teams. Key concepts include team climate, software development, team performance, team effectiveness, and the impact of team climate on performance.
- Quote paper
- Dr. G.P. Sudhakar (Author), 2012, The Relationship between Team Climate and Performance in Software Development Teams, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/512713
