Yilmaz, MuratO'Connor, Rory V.Clarke, Paul M.Giray, Gorkem2023-02-072025-09-182023-02-072025-09-182018Giray, Görkem...et al (2018). "The Impact of Situational Context on Software Process: A Case Study of a Very Small-Sized Company in the Online Advertising Domain", Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol. 896, pp. 28-39.978331997925097833199792431865-09291865-0937https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97925-0_3https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12416/11882Yilmaz, Murat/0000-0002-2446-3224; O'Connor, Rory/0000-0001-9253-0313; Clarke, Paul/0000-0002-4487-627X; Giray, Gorkem/0000-0002-7023-9469A primary concern of software development is selecting a suitable methodology to implement a software project. However, this selection is affected by many factors, with evidence suggesting that a specific set of factors defines a specific situational context for a project. This situational context leads to a project-specific software process. In this paper, we report on our analysis of a very small-sized company's current software process based on a reference framework that identifies the factors of a situational context. The outcome of our case study confirms the earlier findings that a software process is highly dependent on situational factors. The company has a suitable situational context (such as very small-sized, experienced, skilled, cohesive team with low turnover) to apply agile practices and its software process is more close to an agile rather than plan-driven approach. Moreover, the company is continuously adopting its software process to the situational factors changing from project to project and over time.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessSoftware ProcessSoftware Development ProcessSituational ContextSituational FactorProcess SelectionProcess TailoringConference Object10.1007/978-3-319-97925-0_32-s2.0-85053138168