Global Software Engineering Process and Practice Team (GSE-PP)

Under the Global Software Engineering Process and Practice (GSE-PP) theme, we collect and provide empirical evidence to rigorously understand what techniques and tools are effective in different contexts to improve the collaborative development of software and the lives of those involved. We also work closely with organisations to ensure that the results of our research are relevant to practising software professionals.

GSE-PP carries out research into global collaborative computing, software processes and practices, and human-centric software engineering, investigating how these aspects relate to the conception, design, development and maintenance of software systems.

Research covers the following areas

• Practice contexts – influences on process and practice choices over software lifetimes
• Team process – groupwork and practices, distributed/global/virtual teams
• Software analytics – supporting real-time (network) analytics and their visualisations
• Unprojects – uncertain and dynamic approaches to software management
• SHAW – software health and well-being (and learnings from the health profession generally)
• Information ecosystems – distinct types, requiring distinct approaches and different skills
• Human centric computing and connecting design to the reality of the user – involving authentic and real users in design and testing

Research networks

• Brunel University, UK – Prof Martin Shepperd
• CSIRO, Australia – Prof Didar Zowghi
• Lero, University of Limerick, Ireland – Dr Sarah Beecham and Dr John Noll
• SEGAL University of Victoria, Canada – Professor Daniela Damian
• The international HELENA initiative
• University of Auckland – Dr. Kelly Blincoe
• University of Victoria, Canada – Professor Daniela Damian

Industry projects

• Developing high value teams
• Diversity and inclusion in software teams – why, how and the impact
• Designing personalised onboarding programs for new team members
• DevOps in practice – enablers and challenges
• Leveraging mob programming
• The evolution of agile
• Real-time software analytics and their visualisation
• Groupwork and practices in distributed/global/virtual teams
• Understanding the impacts of context on software development
• Global scaled agile development
• Software ecosystems [RSNZ International Leader Fellowship – Professor Daniela Damian, Associate Professor Tony Clear, Professor Stephen MacDonell]