Risk Management in Projects Based on Open-Source Software

Reusing software components from third-party vendors is one of the key technologies to gain shorter time-to-market and better quality of the software system. These components, also known as OTS (Off-the-Shelf) components, come in two types: COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) and OSS (Open-Source Software). To utilize OSS components effectively, it is necessary to figure out how the development processes and methods to be adapted. Most current studies are either theoretical proposals without empirical assessment or case studies in similar project contexts. It is therefore necessary to conduct more empirical studies on how process improvement and risk management can be performed and what are the results in various project contexts.