Leveraging Big Data From Open Source to Improve Software Project Management

Software engineering management research has been conducted for many years. Researchers have faced a myriad of challenges in obtaining reliable data and associated metrics, developing practical estimating models, and influencing project improvements within industry. Open source software (OSS) can be leveraged to address these issues. This paper explores how big data from OSS can improve software engineering and management practices. The authors begin to explore a select few metrics to predicting process quality. Improved software engineering management methods are identified. It is expected that these tangible research outcomes would be of keen interest to practitioners.