Expediting Time to Market: Evaluating the Effects of Change Control Board Performance in Emerging Markets
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Background
2.1. Software Development Methodology
2.2. Software Development Best Practices
2.2.1. Version Control Software
2.2.2. Requirements and Documentation
2.2.3. Communication
2.2.4. Shared Data, Multiple Maintenances, and the Simultaneous Update Problem
2.3. Work in Progress
2.4. Uncertainty
2.5. The Role of CCB
2.6. Research Hypothesis
2.6.1. Requirements Uncertainty (RU) and Time to Market (TTM)
2.6.2. Change and Configuration Control and CCB Performance (CCBP)
2.7. Theoretical Framework
3. Research Methodology
Data Collection
4. Findings and Results
4.1. Demographics of the Study
4.2. Descriptive Statistics
4.3. Measurement Model Assessment
4.3.1. Reliability and Convergent Validity Analysis of the Scale
4.3.2. Discriminant Validity Analysis of the Scale
4.3.3. Structural Model Assessment
4.3.4. Moderating Effects of CCBP on RU→TTM Relationship
5. Discussion
5.1. Implications of the Study
5.2. Conclusion and Recommendations
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Gender | Male | 29 | 76.3% |
Female | 9 | 23.7% | |
Qualification | Matric | 0 | 0 |
Bachelors | 25 | 65.8% | |
Masters | 12 | 31.6% | |
PhD | 1 | 2.6% | |
Work Experience | 5–10 years | 26 | 68.4% |
11–20 years | 12 | 21.6% | |
21–30 years | 0 | 0 | |
30+ years | 0 | 0 | |
Designation | |||
Project Manager | 10 | 26.31% | |
PMO | 2 | 5.2% | |
Software Engineer | 14 | 36.84% | |
Human Resource | 1 | 2.6% | |
Quality Assurance | 6 | 15.7% | |
Technical Lead | 5 | 13.15% |
Variables | N | Min | Max | Mean | Standard Deviation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RU | 38 | 1 | 5 | 3.83 | 0.32 |
CCBP | 38 | 1 | 5 | 3.87 | 0.53 |
TTM | 38 | 1 | 5 | 3.54 | 0.60 |
Variables | Items | Factors | Cronbach’s Alpha (CA) | Composite Reliability (CR) | Average Variance Extracted (AVE) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Change Control Board Performance | CCBP1 CCBP2 CCBP3 CCBP4 CCBP5 CCBP6 CCBP7 | 0.851 0.867 0.019 0.870 0.781 0.013 0.834 | 0.899 | 0.917 | 0.712 |
Requirement Uncertainty | RU1 RU2 RU3 RU4 RU5 RU6 RU7 RU8 RU9 RU10 RU11 RU12 | 0.516 0.844 0.720 0.386 0.856 0.747 0.563 0.758 0.653 0.537 0.828 0.085 | 0.901 | 0.912 | 0.672 |
Time to Market | TTM1 TTM2 TTM3 TTM4 TTM5 | 0.855 0.813 0.843 0.826 0.894 | 0.901 | 0.907 | 0.717 |
Variables | Requirements Uncertainty | Change Control Board Performance | Time to Market |
---|---|---|---|
Change Control Board Performance | 0.844 | ||
Requirements Uncertainty | −0.536 | 0.820 | |
Time to Market | −0.618 | 0.609 | 0.847 |
Variables | Requirements Uncertainty | CCB Performance | TTM |
---|---|---|---|
Change Control Board Performance | |||
Requirements Uncertainty | 0.580 | ||
Time to Market | 0.652 | 0.665 |
Path | Path Coefficient | Standard Deviation | T Stats | p Values | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1 | RU → TTM | 0.377 | 0.156 | 2.409 | 0.016 | ** |
H2a | CCBP → TTM | −0.420 | 0.143 | 2.940 | 0.003 | *** |
H2b | CCBP × RU → TTM | −0.132 | 0.066 | 2.011 | 0.044 | ** |
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Irfan, S.; Ali, J.; Hidayat-ur-Rehman, I.; Khwaja, M.G.; Rosak-Szyrocka, J.; Kovacs, A. Expediting Time to Market: Evaluating the Effects of Change Control Board Performance in Emerging Markets. Sustainability 2023, 15, 16085. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152216085
Irfan S, Ali J, Hidayat-ur-Rehman I, Khwaja MG, Rosak-Szyrocka J, Kovacs A. Expediting Time to Market: Evaluating the Effects of Change Control Board Performance in Emerging Markets. Sustainability. 2023; 15(22):16085. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152216085
Chicago/Turabian StyleIrfan, Sanaullah, Jamshid Ali, Imdadullah Hidayat-ur-Rehman, Muddasar Ghani Khwaja, Joanna Rosak-Szyrocka, and Attila Kovacs. 2023. "Expediting Time to Market: Evaluating the Effects of Change Control Board Performance in Emerging Markets" Sustainability 15, no. 22: 16085. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152216085