The Use of Microtasks in Crowdsourcing Software Development

  • William Simão de Deus Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR)
  • Jo´se Augusto Fabri Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR)
  • Alexandre L’Erario Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26729/jadi.v3i1.2450

Abstract

Crowdsourcing (CS) is a distributed software development model in which small activities (or microtasks) of design, development, and tests are developed by employees by an online platform. Due to the possibility of aggregating specialists, reducing time and costs, companies are applying CS in their software development projects. However, there are still gaps in the literature about microtasks, there are few studies focused on the theme and the lack of taxonomy, generating several management challenges. In this form, it was conducted an analysis of 14485 microtasks recorded on a CS platform to investigate microtasks in the development of CS software. As results demonstrated a set of considerations about the use of microtasks, the risks and the impacts of the microtasks in CS projects. Finally, the benefits and percentage of successful completion of each microtask were also verified

Published
2017-08-30
How to Cite
DE DEUS, William Simão; FABRI, Jo´se Augusto; L’ERARIO, Alexandre. The Use of Microtasks in Crowdsourcing Software Development. Journal on Advances in Theoretical and Applied Informatics, [S.l.], v. 3, n. 1, p. 25-30, aug. 2017. ISSN 2447-5033. Available at: <https://revista.univem.edu.br/jadi/article/view/2450>. Date accessed: 24 dec. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.26729/jadi.v3i1.2450.
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Vol 3 No 1 (2017): Selected papers from the XII Iberian Conference on Systems and Information Technology (CISTI)
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