Publications
I regularly publish my research in leading journals, conference and workshops. A complete list of my publications (in reverse-chronological order) is below. For a list of my Books click here, for Professional Magazines and Others Publications click here and for my Thesis click here.
2012
O'Connor, R., and Basri, S., The Effect of Team
Dynamics on Software Development Process Improvement, To appear, International
Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals, Vol. 3,
No. 3, 2012.
Clarke, P. and O'Connor, R., The situational factors
that affect the software development process: Towards a comprehensive
reference framework, Journal of
Information and Software Technology, Vol. 54, Issue 5, May 2012. pp.
433-447.
O'Connor, R., Combining Grounded Theory with Multiple
Case Studies and Focus Groups in Software Process Research, in Mora, M.,
Gelman, O., Steenkamp, A. and Raisinghani M. (Eds),
Research Methodologies, Innovations and Philosophies in Software Systems
Engineering and Information Systems, Chapter 13, IGI Global, pp.256-270, 2012.
Clarke, P., O'Connor, R., Examining Business Success in
Software Engineering Research, Awaiting publication, proceedings of
the 2012 International Conference On Software Quality, American Society for
Quality – Software Division.
Yilmaz M. and O'Connor, R., Social Capital as a
Determinant Factor of Software Development Productivity: An Empirical Study
using Structural Equation Modeling, To appear, International
Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals, Vol. 3,
No. 2, 2012.
2011
Basri S. and O'Connor, R., Towards an Understanding
of Software Development Process Knowledge in Very Small Companies, Proceedings International Conference on Informatics
Engineering & Information Science (ICIEIS2011), CCIS, Vol. 253, Springer-Verlag,
November 2011.
Yilmaz M. and O'Connor, R., Using Game Theory to
Improve Productivity Software Teams - Developed a Software Process
Engineering Approach [in Turkish], Proceedings Turkish National Software Engineering Symposium,
September, 2011.
Yilmaz, M. and O'Connor, R., A Software Process
Engineering Approach to Improving Software Team Productivity using
Socioeconomic Mechanism Design, ACM SIGSOFT Software
Engineering Notes, Vol. 36, No. 4, September, pp. 1-5, 2011.
O'Connor, R., Understanding the impact of IT
Outsourcing on Business Continuity: Towards a Risk Management Model,
Proceedings 12th Symposium on Decision Technology and Intelligent
Information Systems, Germany, August 2011.
Basri S. and O'Connor, R., The Impact of Software
Development Team Dynamics on the Knowledge Management Process, Proceedings of 23rd International Conference on Software
Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE 2011), USA, July 2011.
O'Connor, R., Pries-Heje, J. and Messnarz R. (Eds),
Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement, CCIS Vol. 172, Springer-Verlag, June 2011
Mora, M., O’Connor, R., Raisinghani, M., Gelman, O. and Macías-Lúevano,
J., An IT Service Engineering and Management Framework (ITS-EMF), International Journal of Service Science, Management,
Engineering, and Technology, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 1-15, 2011.
Yilmaz, M. and O'Connor, R., An approach for
improving the social aspects of the software development process by using a
game theoretic perspective: towards a theory of social productivity of
software development teams, 6th International Conference on
Software and Data Technologies, July 2011.
O'Connor, R. and Laporte, C.Y., Using ISO/IEC 29110
to Harness Process Improvement in Very Small Entities, Workshop on SPI in SMEs, 18th European Software Process Improvement
Conference, CCIS Vol. 172, Springer-Verlag, June 2011
Krishnamurthy, A., McManis, J., O'Connor, R. and
Moebs, S., Sustainable Models of
Innovation in Technology-enhanced Learning,
12th Annual Irish Learning Technology Association conference (EdTech 2011), June 2011
Basri S. and O'Connor, R.,
A Study of Software Development Team Dynamics in SPI, 18th European Software Process Improvement Conference, CCIS Vol. 172, Springer-Verlag, June 2011.
Clarke, P. and O'Connor, R., The Meaning of Success
for Software SMEs: An Holistic Scorecard Based Approach, 18th European Software Process
Improvement Conference, CCIS Vol. 172, Springer-Verlag, June 2011.
Yilmaz, M. and O'Connor, R., An Empirical
Investigation into Social Productivity of a Software Process: An approach by
using the structural equation modeling, 18th European Software Process Improvement Conference,
CCIS Vol. 172, Springer-Verlag, June 2011.
O'Connor, R., Rout, T., McCaffery, F. and Dorling
A. (Eds), Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination, CCIS Vol.
155, Springer-Verlag, May 2011
Clarke, P. and O'Connor, R., Dynamic Capability in
the Software Development Process, Poster, SEPG Europe Conference,
Dublin, Ireland, June 2011.
Yilmaz, M. and O'Connor, R., Improving software
process productivity by modeling the interaction in team social structures
using game theory, Poster, SEPG Europe Conference,
Dublin, Ireland, June 2011.
O'Connor, R. and Laporte, C.Y., Deploying Lifecycle
profiles for Very Small Entities: An Early Stage Industry View, Proceedings of 11th
International SPICE Conference on Process Improvement and Capability dEtermination, CCIS Vol. 155, Springer-Verlag,
May 2011.
Clarke, P. and O'Connor, R., Software Process
Adaptation: How much is enough?, in Proceedings of 11th
International SPICE Conference on Process Improvement and Capability
dEtermination, CCIS Vol. 155, Springer-Verlag, May 2011..
Basri S. and O'Connor, R.,
Knowledge Management in
Software Process Improvement: A case study of very small entities, in M. Ramachandran (Ed),
Knowledge Engineering for Software Development Life
Cycles: Support Technologies and Applications, Chapter 15,pp. 273-288, IGI Global, 2011.
Mora, M., Raisinghani, M., O’Connor, R. and Gelman, O.,
Toward an Integrated Conceptualization of the Service and Service System
Concepts: A Systems Approach, In
Information Systems and New Applications in the Service Sector: Models and
Methods, Wang, J. (Ed), IGI Global, Chapter 9, pp. 152-172, 2011.
O'Connor, R.V., Risk issues of software and IT
outsourcing and its impact on business continuity, in Engemann, K.J. (ed.),
Business Continuity and Risk Management: , The Marketing & Management
Collection, Henry Stewart Talks Ltd, London 2011 (online at
http://hstalks.com/?t=MM1382936-OConnor)
ISO/IEC ISP 29110-2:2011 Software engineering -- Lifecycle profiles for
Very Small Entities (VSEs) -- Part 2: Framework and taxonomy, Geneva:
International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 2011. (O'Connor,
R. Part 2 editor)
2010
Riel A., O'Connor, R.V. Tichkiewitch S. and Messnarz R.
(Eds), Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement, CCIS Vol. 99,
Springer-Verlag, 2010
Mora M., O'Connor, R. and Gelman, O., On Electronic
Process Guides or IT Service Management, SIG SVC Workshop at 14th
International Conference on Information Systems, USA, December 2010.
O'Connor, R., Basri, S. and Coleman, G., Exploring
Managerial Commitment towards SPI in Small and Very Small Enterprises , in
Riel et al (Eds), Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement, CCIS
Vol. 99, Springer-Verlag, pp. 268-278, 2010
Clarke, P. and O'Connor, R., Harnessing ISO/IEC 12207 to
Examine the Extent of SPI Activity in an Organisation, in Riel et al (Eds),
Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement, CCIS Vol. 99,
Springer-Verlag, pp. 25-36, 2010
O'Connor, R. and Laporte, C.,
Towards the Provision of
Assistance for Very Small Entities in Deploying Software Lifecycle
Standards, 11th International Conference on Product Focused Software
Development and Process Improvement (PROFES 2010), ACM, June
2010.
Basri, S. and O'Connor, R., Understanding the Perception
of Very Small Software Companies towards the Adoption of Process Standards ,
in Riel et al (Eds), Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement,
CCIS Vol. 99, Springer-Verlag, pp. 153-164, 2010
Yilmaz,M., O'Connor, R., and Collins, J., Improving
Software Development Process through Economic Mechanism Design , in Riel et
al (Eds), Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement, CCIS Vol. 99,
Springer-Verlag, pp. 177-188, 2010
Ribaud, V., Saliou, P., O'Connor, R. and Laporte C.,
Software Engineering Support Activities for Very Small Entities , in Riel et
al (Eds), Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement, CCIS Vol. 99,
Springer-Verlag, pp. 165-176, 2010
Yilmaz,M. and O'Connor, R.,
Maximizing the value of the
Software Development Process by Game Theoretic Analysis, 11th International
Conference on Product Focused Software Development and Process Improvement
(PROFES 2010), ACM, 2010.
O'Connor, R. and Yilmaz, M., Modelling the software
development process from an economic perspective, 22nd International
Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics, Germany, August
2010
Basri, S. and O'Connor, R., Organizational Commitment
Towards Software Process Improvement An Irish Software VSEs Case Study, 4th
International Symposium on Information Technology 2010 (ITSim 2010), Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2010.
Basri, S. and O'Connor, R., Evaluation of Knowledge
Management Process In Very Small Software Companies: A Survey, 5th Knowledge
Management International Conference, Terengganu, Malaysia, May 2010.
Laporte, C.Y. and O'Connor, R. The Development and
Experimentation of an International Standard for Very Small Entities
Involved in Software Development, Computing Professionals Conference,
Canada, April 2010.
Mora M., O'Connor R., and Macías-Luévano, R.,
CMMI (SW,
DEV, SVC) Compliance of SDLCs: A Service System View, International
Conference on Information Resources Management (Conf-IRM), Jamaica, May
2010.
Clarke, P. and O'Connor R., Towards the identification
of the influence of SPI on the successful evolution of software SMEs, in
Dawson et al. (Eds), Quality Management XVIII, Proceedings of 18th
International Software Quality Management, 2010.pp. 29-41 ISBN
978-0-9557300-8-5
Petkov D., Edgar-Nevill D., Madachy R., and O’Connor R,
Towards a Wider Application of the Systems Approach in Information Systems
and Software Engineering, In
Emerging Systems Approaches in Information Technologies: Concepts, Theories,
and Applications, D. Paradice (Ed.), IGI
Publishing, Chapter 5, pp.67-85, 2010
Petkov, D., Edgar-Nevill, D., Madachy, R. and O’Connor, R.,
Information Systems, Software Engineering, and Systems Thinking: Challenges
and Opportunities, In
Strategic Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and
Applications M. Gordon Hunter (Ed.), IGI Global, Chapter 23, pp.
315-332, 2010.
Mora, M. Gelman, O., O’Connor, R., Alvarez, F. and
Macías-Lúevano, J., A Conceptual Descriptive-Comparative Study of Models and
Standards of Processes in SE, SwE, and IT Disciplines Using the Theory of
Systems, In
Emerging Systems Approaches in Information Technologies: Concepts, Theories,
and Applications, Paradice, D. (Ed.), IGI Global, Chapter 10, pp.
156-181, 2010.
Krishnamurthy, A., O'Connor R., and McManis J.,
Usability in Software Development Process for Open Source e/m-Learning
Systems, Poster, Proceedings, 4th Irish Human Computer Interaction
Conference (iHCI 2010), Dublin, September 2010.
2009
O'Connor R.V., Badoo, N., Smolander K., R.Messnarz
(Eds.), EuroSPI 2009, Springer-Verlag, CCIS Vol. 42, 2009.
O'Connor R. and Coleman G., Ignoring ‘Best Practice': Why Irish
Software SMEs are rejecting CMMI and ISO 9000, Australasian Journal of
Information Systems, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2009.
Ryan S. and O'Connor R.,
Development of a Team
Measure for Tacit Knowledge in Software Development Teams, Journal of
Systems and Software, Vol. 82, pp 229-240, February 2009.
Mora M., Raisinghani M. and O'Connor, R. Toward an
Integrated Conceptualization of the Service and Service System Concepts: a
Systems Approach, International Journal of Information Systems and the
Service Sector, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 36-57, Apr-Jun 2009.
Mora M., Pinhanez, C., O'Connor, R. and Blake, B., The
Engineering, management and Philosophy of Service-orientated Information
Systems, International Journal of Information Systems and the Service
Sector, Vol. 1, No. 2, Apr-Jun 2009.
Cuesta A.G., Granja J.C. and O'Connor R. A Model Driven
Architecture Approach to Web Development, in Software and Data Technologies
(ICSOFT 2007), Filipe J., Shishkov, B, & Helfert M. (Eds), Springer-Verlag,
CCIS 22, 2009.
Flores F., Mora M., Alvarez F., O'Connor R, and
Macías-Luévano J., Requirements Engineering: a Review of Processes and
Techniques, in
Handbook of Research on Modern Systems Analysis and Design Technologies and
Applications, Syed M.R. & Syed S.N. (Eds.), IGI Publishing,
Chapter 6,
pp. 90-104, 2009.
Rodriguez L., Mora M., Martin M., O'Connor R. and
Alvarez F., Process Models of SDLCs: Comparison and Evolution, in
Handbook of Research on Modern Systems Analysis and Design Technologies and
Applications, Syed M.R. & Syed S.N. (Eds.), IGI Publishing,
Chapter 5, pp.
76-89, 2009.
Mora, M., Gelman, O., O’Connor, R., Alvarez, F. and
Macías-Luévano, J., An Overview of Models and Standards of Processes in the
SE, SwE And IS Disciplines, in Cater-Steel, A. (Ed),
Information Technology Governance and Service Management: Frameworks and
Adaptations, IGI Publishing, Chapter 21, pp. 371-387, 2009.
Mora, M., Gelman, O., O’Connor, R., Alvarez, F. and
Macías-Luévano, J., An Overview of Models and Standards of Processes in the
SE, SwE, and IS Disciplines, in Jakobs, K.
Information Communication Technology Standardization for E-Business Sectors:
Integrating Supply and Demand Factors, IGI Global, Chapter 16 pp.
236-252, 2009.
O'Connor R., Exploring the role of usability in the
software process – a study of Irish software SMEs, 16th European Software
Process Improvement Conference (EuroSPI 2009), Springer-Verlag, CCIS Vol.
42, September 2009.
O'Connor R., Reliance on Gut Instinct in Decision Making
Software Project Managers Viewpoint, 10th Special Focus Symposium on
Decision Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, August, 2009.
Mora M., O'Connor R. and Macías-Luévano R., Toward An
Engineering And Management Framework for Service-Oriented IT Organizational
Systems, Tenth Annual Global Information Technology Management (GITMA) World
Conference, June 2009.
Rodriguez L., Mora M., O'Connor R. and Alvarez F.,Toward
A Framework for Comparison System Development Life Cycles (SDLCs), Tenth
Annual Global Information Technology Management (GITMA) World Conference,
June 2009.
O'Connor, R and Sanders, M., Software Lifecycle
Standards for Very Small Software Companies, Software & Systems Quality
Conference, Ireland, March 2009.
Mora M., O'Connor R., Gelman, O., and Macías-Luévano R.,
A service-oriented information technology organizational systems engineering
management framework (SoITOS-F), SIG SVC Workshop at 13th International
Conference on Information Systems, USA, December 2009.
2008
O'Connor R.V. and McCaffery F. (Eds.), Software Process
Improvement, Logos-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8325-1952-0, 2008
O'Connor R.V., Badoo, N. and Smolander K. (Eds.),
EuroSPI 2008, Springer-Verlag, CCIS Vol. 16, ISBN 1865-0929, 2008.
O'Connor R., Human Aspects of Information Technology
Development, International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management,
Vol. 8, No. 1, 2008
Coleman G. and O'Connor R., An Investigation into
Software Development Process Formation in Software Start-ups, Journal of
Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 21, No. 6, 2008, pp.633-648.
Coleman G. and O'Connor R.,
Investigating Software
Process in Practice: A Grounded Theory Perspective, Journal of Systems
and Software, Vol. 81, No. 5, pp 772-784, 2008.
Mora, M., Gelman, O., O’Connor, R., Alvarez, F. and
Macías, J., A Conceptual Descriptive-Comparative Study of Models and
Standards of Processes in SE, SwE and IT disciplines using the Theory of
Systems, International Journal of Information Technologies and the Systems
Approach, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp, 57-85, 2008.
Coleman G. and O'Connor R., The Influence of Managerial
Experience and Style on Software Development Projects, International Journal
of Technology, Policy and Management, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2008
Petkov D., Edgar-Nevill D., Madachy R., and O’Connor R.,
Information Systems, Software Engineering and Systems Thinking: Challenges
And Opportunities, International Journal of Information Technologies and the
Systems Approach, Vol. 1 No. 1, 2008, pp. 62-78
McCaffery F., O'Connor R. and Coleman, G., Mapping
Medical Device Standards against the CMMI for Configuration Management, in
J. Filipe, B. Shishkov, and M. Helfert (Eds.): ICSOFT 2006, CCIS 10, pp.
153–164, Springer-Verlag, 2008.
O'Connor R. and Dee, R., The Influence of Power in the
Selection of Strategically Important Information Systems, in Advances in
Decision Technology and Intelligent Information Systems Volume IV,
K.Engemann & G. Lasker (Eds.), The International Institute for Advanced
Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics, August 2008.
Laporte, C.Y., Alexandre, S., and O'Connor, R. A
Software Engineering Lifecycle Standard for Very Small Enterprises,
R.V.O'Connor et al (Eds) Proceedings of EuroSPI Springer-Verlag, CCIS Vol.
16, pp. 129-141, 2008.
Baxter, B. and O'Connor, R., The role of usability in
the web development process – an analysis of SMEs providing MIS applications
for the web, Proceedings of the 15th European Software Process Improvement
Conference (EuroSPI), Publizon, September 2008.
O'Connor, R. and McCaffery, F. Software Process
Improvement, Proceedings, EuroSPI Doctoral Symposium, Logos-Verlag,
September 2008
Basri, S. and O'Connor, R., Software Process Maintenance
and Evolution: An Irish VSE Case Study, Proceedings, EuroSPI Doctoral
Symposium, Logos-Verlag, September 2008
2007
Coleman G. and O'Connor R.,
Using grounded
theory to understand software process improvement: A study of Irish software
product companies, Journal of
Information And Software Technology, Volume 49, Issue 6, Pages 531-694,
June 2007
Coleman G. and O'Connor R., Using Grounded Theory to
Understand Software Process Improvement in Software Product Companies, In
Information Systems Research and Systems Approach : Towards Common
Conceptual Framework, New Research Methodologies, Systems Paradigms,
Philosophical Concepts G.Lasker, O.Gelman and M.Mora (Eds.), IIAS, ISBN
978-1897233-06-1, 2007
O'Connor R. and O'Brien C., Acquiring off the shelf software: A study of
decision making in small organisations, in Advances in Decision Technology
and Intelligent Information Systems Volume VIII, K.Engemann & G. Lasker
(Eds.), The International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research
and Cybernetics, ISBN 978-1-894613-10-8, 2007.
O'Connor, R. and Coleman G.,
An Investigation of
Barriers to the Adoption of Software Process Best Practice Models,
Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Toowoomba Australia,
November 2007
Mora, M., Gelman, O., Alvarez, F., O'Connor, R. and Macías-Luévano, J. A
Systemic Model for the Description and Comparison of Models and Standards of
Processes in the SE, SwE and IT disciplines, proceedings of International
Conference on Complex Systems, Boston, November, 2007
Cuesta A.G., Granja J.C. and O'Connor R. A Model Driven
Architecture-based Contribution to Web Engineering, Proceedings, 2nd
International Conference on Software and Data Technologies (ICSOFT), Spain,
July 2007
Mora, M., Gelman, O., O’Connor, R., Alvarez, F. and J.
Macías-Luévano (2007). “On Models and Standards of Processes in SE, SwE and
IT&S disciplines: Toward a Comparative Framework using the Systems
Approach”, In: Proc. ISOneWorld 2007 (ed. K. Dhanda and R. Hackney);
Information Institute, Track in System Thinking/ Systems Practice, Las
Vegas, USA, April 2007, pp. 49:1-18.
O'Connor, R., Software Systems The Tip of the Iceberg,
University of Iceland, 19 May 2007
2006
O'Connor R., La dynamique des epuipes de projects
projets logicieles: Une etude des facteurs favorables ou defavorables au
succes des equipes [In French], Génie Logiciel, No. 76, March 2006, pp.2-9.
Coleman G. and O'Connor R.,Software Process in Practice:
A Grounded Theory of the Irish Software Industry, EuroSPI,
LNCS 4257,
Springer-Verlag, 2006, pp. 28-39
McCaffery F., O'Connor R. and Coleman, G., Developing a
Configuration Management Model for use in the medical device industry,
Proceedings, International Conference on Software and Data Technologies
(ICSOFT), Portugal, September 2006
Lanigan J. and O'Connor R., Towards Identifying Critical
Success Factors for CRM Implementation in E-Government, in Advances in
Decision Technology and Intelligent Information Systems Volume VII,
K.Engemann & G. Lasker (Eds.), The International Institute for Advanced
Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics, ISBN 1-894613-76-7, 2006.
2005
Benediktsson O., Abrahamsson P., Dalcher D., Hvannberg E.,
O'Connor R. and Thorbergsson H. (Eds.), Software Development -
Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Software Development, ISBN
9979-54648-4, 2005
O'Connor R., Software selection: Towards an
understanding of forensic software tool adoption in industrial practice,
International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management, Vol.5, No.
4, 2005, pp. 311 - 329.
Ryan S. and O’Connor R., Investigating the Role of
Psychological Safety in the Sharing of Tacit Knowledge in Software
Development Teams, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Software
Development, Iceland, ISBN 9979-54648-4, May 2005
O'Connor R., Software project Team Dynamics - A study of
enablers and barriers to successful teams, Proceedings 18th International
Conference on Software & Systems Engineering and their Applications, Paris,
November 2005.
O’Connor R., Software Engineering Knowledge: The
Tacit-Explicit Divide, 3rd International Conference on Software Development,
Iceland
2004
Goulding A. and O’Connor R., Merging Agile Development
Methodologies - The Case for DSDM and XP, to European Software Process
Improvement Conference, Norway, November 2004
Ryan S. and O'Connor R., Team Tacit Knowledge as a
Predictor of Performance in Software Development Teams Proceedings of 16th
International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE'04),
Canada, June 2004.
O'Connor R., A Decision Framework for Forensic Software
Tool Selection, in Advances in Decision Technology and Intelligent
Information Systems Volume V, K.Engemann & G. Lasker (Eds.), The
International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and
Cybernetics, ISBN 1-894613-46-5, 2004.
2003
O'Connor R., A Study of Computer Programming Language
Adoption for Information Systems Development Projects,
International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management, Vol. 3, No.
3, 2003, pp.343-361.
O'Connor R., La formation aux processus du logiciel.
La clé du succès? [In French], Génie Logiciel, No. 66, November, 2003, pp32-27.
Watchorn H. and O'Connor R., Analysing the Reusability
of Multi-lingual SCORM Learning Obects, in 3rd Annual Ariadne Conference,
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 2003.
Ryan S. and O'Connor R., The Elicitation of Expert
Knowledge regarding the Factors that affect Team Performance on Software
Development Projects, in 16th International Conference on Software & Systems
Engineering and their Applications, Paris, December 2003.
O'Connor R.,
Teaching Light
Software Development Processes to Undergraduate Students, in 2nd
International Conference on Multimedia and ICTs in Education, Spain, 2003.
Watchorn H. and O'Connor R.,
Analysing the
Reusability of Learning Objects in a Multi-lingual e-learning Context,
in 2nd International Conference on Multimedia and ICTs in Education, Spain,
2003.
O'Connor R. and Bourge A., Prediction of Blood Glucose
Fluctuation Using a Neural Network Model, in Advances in Decision Technology
and Intelligent Information Systems Volume IV, K.Engemann & G. Lasker
(Eds.), pp. 70 - 74, The International Institute for Advanced Studies in
Systems Research and Cybernetics, ISBN 1-894613-24-4, 2003.
2002
O'Connor R., Software Process Education - A Key to
Success?, Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Software & Systems
Engineering and their Applications, Paris, December 2002.
O'Connor R., Choosing the Right Tools for the Job, The
Engineers Journal, The Institution of Engineers of Ireland, Vol. 57 No. 8,
October 2002.
O'Connor R. and Coleman G., Strategies for Personal
Process Improvement - A Comparison, Proceedings of 2002 ACM Symposium on
Applied Computing (SAC),
pp. 1036 - 1041, ACM Press, ISBN 1-58113-445-2, 2002.
O'Connor R., Decision Factors in Choosing a Programming
Language, in Advances in Decision Technology and Intelligent Information
Systems Volume III, K.Engemann & G. Lasker (Eds.), pp. 31 - 36, The
International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and
Cybernetics, ISBN 1-894613-47-3, 2002.
2001
O'Connor R., Knoweldge Capture and Reuse in Software
Project Management, Proceedings of 14th International Conference on Software
& Systems Engineering and their Applications, Paris, December 2001.
O'Connor R. and Coleman G., PIPSI - The Results of a Two
Year SPI Experiment, Proceedings of
European Software Process Improvement Conference (EuroSPI 2001), pp.
12.19 - 12.23, LIT Press, ISBN 0-9541582-0-2, 2001.
O'Connor R., Coleman G., Morisio M., Software Process
Improvement Education - A European Experiment, Proceedings of 6th Annual Conference
on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ACM Press,
ISBN 1-58113-330-8, 2001.
O'Connor R. and Coleman G., Individual Software Process
Improvement - Does Europe Need It?, Proceedings of 12th
European Software Control and Metrics
conference, pp. 305 - 315, Shaker Publishing, ISBN 90-423-0148-1, 2001.
O'Connor R., Automating the Collaborative Decision
Making Process in Software Project Planning, in Advances in Computer Based
and Web-Based Collaborative Systems, J.Phol & T.Fowler (Eds.), pp.61 - 73,
The International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and
Cybernetics, ISBN 1-894613-17-1, 2001.
O'Connor R. and Johnston M., Using Generic Project
Models to Aid Decision Making, in Advances in Decision Technology and
Intelligent Information Systems Volume II, K.Engemann & G. Lasker (Eds.),
pp. 28 - 32, The International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems
Research and Cybernetics, ISBN 1-894613-08-2, 2001.
O'Connor R., Duncan H., Coleman G., Morisio M., McGowan
C., Mercier C. and Wang Y., Improving Professional Software Skills in
Industry - A Training Experiment, Technical Report CA-0201, Dublin City
University, 2001.
O'Connor R. and Connolly E., Issues of Developmental
Appropriateness in Web site Design for Young Children, Technical Report
MCE-0601, Dublin City University, 2001.
2000
O’Connor R., Duncan H., Coleman G., Escalante M.,
McGowan C., Escala D., Morisio M., Mercier C. and Wang Y., A Tool to Support
the Capture of Individual Process Data, Proceedings of 7th European Software
Process Improvement Conference, pp. 7 - 14, ISBN 952-9607-29-6, 2000.
Coleman G., Escalante M., McGowan C., Escala D., Morisio M., .Mercier C.,
O’Connor R., Duncan H., and Wang Y., Improving individual
software engineering skills, Proceedings of 7th European Software Process
Improvement Conference, pp. 1 - 6, ISBN 952-9607-29-6, 2000.
Coleman G., O'Connor R. and Duncan H., Optimising the
software process at the individual level, Proceedings of Conference on Views
on Software Development in the new Millennium, Reykjavik, Iceland, September
2000.
O'Connor R. and Coleman G., Power to the Programmer -
Using Measurement to Optimise the Software Process at the Individual Level,
Proceedings of 11th European Software Control and Metrics conference, pp.
181 - 189, Shaker Publishing, ISBN 90-423-0102-3, 2000.
O'Connor R., Cochran R. and Moynihan T., Prompter - A
Project Planning Assistant, Poster, Proceedings 22nd International
Conference on Software Engineering, pp. 788, IEEE Computer Society Press,
ISBN 1-58113-206-9, 2000.
O'Connor R. and Moynihan T., An Agent Model of Decision
Support for Software Project Management, in Advances in Decision Technology
and Intelligent Information Systems, Volume I, K.Engemann & G. Lasker
(Eds.), pp. 26 - 30, The International Institute for Advanced Studies in
Systems Research and Cybernetics, ISBN 1-894613-20-1, 2000.
Neary D. and O'Connor R., The Integration of Computers
into the Career Guidance Classroom, Technical Report MCE-1600, Dublin City
University, 2000.
Bates M. and O'Connor R., A Comparison of teaching
Guitar Lessons for Beginners using a Multimedia Approach with a Conventional
Approach, Technical Report MCE-1000, Dublin City University, 2000.
O'Shaughnessy A. and O'Connor R., Use Of Classnet As An
Educational Tool To Enhance Learning, Technical Report MCE-0300, Dublin City
University, 2000.
Howe I., Duncan H. and O'Connor R., Assessing the use of
GUI application builders as an introduction to Programming, Technical Report
MCE-0200, Dublin City University, 2000.
1999
O'Connor R. and Jenkins J., Using Agents for Distributed
Software Project Management, Proceedings of 8th International Workshops on
Enabling Technologies: Infrastructures for Collaborative Enterprises, pp. 54
- 60, IEEE Computer Society Press, ISBN 0-7695-0365-9, 1999.
O'Connor R., Jenkins J. and Moynihan T., Intelligent
Project Guidance, Proceedings of 10th European Software Control and Metrics
conference, pp. 27 - 36, Shaker Publishing, ISBN 90-423-0075-2, 1999.
Gaffney E. Moynihan T. and O'Connor R., The development
of an Agent Based Critiquing System Architecture for a project management
tool: Prompter, Technical Report CA0199, Dublin City University, 1999.
Atkinson R. and O’Connor R., The Application of Multiple
Choice Questions in a Computer Environments as a Method of Learning rather
than of Assessment, Technical Report MCE-0199, Dublin City University, 1999.
1998
O'Connor R., Gaffney E. and Moynihan T., A Multi-Agent
Approach to Project Planning, in Jacobs D. (Ed.), Artificial Intelligence
Applications, pp. 149 - 154, IITT International, ISBN 2-907669-36-2, 1998.
O'Connor R. and Jenkins J., Supporting Effective
Software Project Management and Control by the use of Intelligent
Knowledge-based Guidance, Proceedings of 9th European Software Control and
Metrics conference, pp. 133 - 141, Shaker Publishing, ISBN 90-423-0038-8,
1998.
O'Connor R. and Renault T., Designing an Internet
Enabled Decision Support Tool in the Domain of Software Project Management,
in Alpaydin E. (Ed.), Artificial Intelligent, Volume 3, pp. 336 - 343, ICSC
Academic Press, ISBN 3-906454-12-6, 1998.
O'Connor R., A Multi-Agent Approach to Knowledge Base
Implementation, Proceedings of International Postgraduate Research Student
Conference, Dublin, November 1998.
Casey T. and O'Connor R., Collaborative Learning and
Computing in the Irish Secondary Educational System, Proceedings of 3rd
European Conference on Integrating Information and Communications Technology
in the Curriculum, pp. 248 - 257, Dublin, August 1998.
O'Connor R. and Gaffney E., A Distributed Framework for
Implementing a Multi-agent Assistant System, Technical Report CA1198, Dublin
City University, 1998
Casey T. and O'Connor R., Collaborative Learning and
Computing in the Irish Secondary Education System (An Investigation into the
WISDEN Collaborative Learning Environment), Technical Report MCE-2198,
Dublin City University, 1998.
1997
O'Connor R., Renault T., Floch C., Moynihan T. and
Combelles A., Prompter - A Decision Support Tool using Distributed
Intelligent Agents, in Smith P. (Ed.), Artificial Intelligence Applications,
pp. 303 - 308, IITT International, ISBN 2-90766934-6, 1997.
O'Connor R., Intelligent Assistance for Software Project
Management, R.O’Connor, Technical Report CA-3797 CA3797, Dublin City
University, 1997.
O'Connor R., Moynihan T., Renault T. and Combelles A.,
PROMPTER - A Decision Support Tool for Software Project Management,
Technical Report CA-2997, Dublin City University, 1997.
1996
O'Connor R. and Magee P. (Eds.), Conference of the
European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization (ECCO IX), Dublin, 1996.
O'Connor R. and Alexander S. (Eds.), 4th Annual
Conference on the Teaching of Computing, Dublin, 1996.
Ruskin H., O'Connor R. and Feng Y. (Eds.), Conference on
Scientific Computing in Europe (SCE-96), Dublin, 1996.
O'Connor R. and O'Connor C., Multimedia in the
Classroom, Proceedings of 1st European Conference on Integrating Information
and Communications Technology in the Curriculum, pp. 33 - 37, Dublin, August
1996.
O'Connor R., Developing 32-Bit Applications in a Visual
Environment, Proceedings of Summer School on Visual Programming, Poznan
University of Technology, Poznan, Poland, 1996.
O'Connor R. and Moynihan T., E/VPL - A System for
Modelling and Enacting Software Processes, Technical Report CA-2396, Dublin
City University, 1996.
O'Connor R. and Magee P., Quality Computer Science
Education, Poster presented at ACM SIGCSE Conference, Barcelona, Spain,
1996.
O'Connor R. and Magee P., Computing Teaching Initiaves,
Poster presented at 18th International Conference on Software Engineering,
Berlin, Germany, 1996.
Books
O'Connor, R., Pries-Heje, J. and Messnarz R.,
Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement, CCIS Vol. 172, Springer-Verlag,
June 2011
O'Connor, R., Rout, T., McCaffery, F. and Dorling
A., Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination, CCIS Vol.
155, Springer-Verlag, May 2011
Riel A., O'Connor, R.V. Tichkiewitch S. and Messnarz R.
(Eds), Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement, CCIS Vol. 99,
Springer-Verlag, 2010
O'Connor R.V., Badoo, N., Smolander K., R.Messnarz
(Eds.), EuroSPI 2009, Springer-Verlag, CCIS Vol. 42, 2009.
O'Connor R.V. and McCaffery F. (Eds.), Software Process
Improvement, Logos-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8325-1952-0, 2008
O'Connor R.V., Badoo, N. and Smolander K. (Eds.),
EuroSPI 2008, Springer-Verlag, CCIS Vol. 16, ISBN 1865-0929, 2008.
Benediktsson O., Abrahamsson P., Dalcher D., Hvannberg E.,
O'Connor R. and Thorbergsson H. (Eds.), Software Development -
Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Software Development, ISBN
9979-54648-4, 2005
O'Connor R. and Magee P. (Eds.), Conference of the
European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization (ECCO IX), Dublin, 1996.
O'Connor R. and Alexander S. (Eds.), 4th Annual
Conference on the Teaching of Computing, Dublin, 1996.
Ruskin H., O'Connor R. and Feng Y. (Eds.), Conference on
Scientific Computing in Europe (SCE-96), Dublin, 1996.
O'Connor R., Student
Computing Guides, Computer Services Department, Dublin City University, 1995
Professional Magazines and Others Publications
O'Connor, R. and Sanders, M., Good News for Micro-scale Software Developers, Technology Ireland, Vol. 39, No. 5, 2009, pp. 42-43
Sanders, M. and O'Connor, R., Software lifecycle standards for very small enterprises, Running Your Business, Nov/Dec 2008
O'Connor R., Choosing the Right Tools for the Job, The Engineers Journal, The Institution of Engineers of Ireland, Vol. 57 No. 8, October 2002.
O'Connor R. and Duncan H, The Importance of a Quality Process in Software Development, The Engineers Journal, IEI, May 2001.
O'Connor R. and Duncan H., Improving Professional Software Skills in Industry, The Irish Scientist Yearbook, No. 9, November 2001.
O'Connor R. and Duncan H, Importance of a Quality Process in Software Development, Irish Computer Society Newsletter, June 2001.
O'Connor R., Intelligent Software Project Management, The Irish Scientist Yearbook, No. 7, November 1999.
O'Connor R., Choosing a Programming Language - The Issues and Criteria, Methods Group Workshop, National Centre for Software Engineering, May 1998.
O'Connor R., Software Engineering Certification, Evaluation Conference on Inter-University Co-operation in Europe in the Field of Computing, Dublin, 1996.
O'Connor R., Software Process Automation, CSE Newsletter, No. 17, June 1995.
O'Connor R., Software Process Conference, CSE Newsletter, No. 16, March 1995. O'Connor R., The Whole Internet, CSE Newsletter, No. 15, December 1994. O'Connor R., Software Engineering Review, CSE Newsletter, No. 13, June 1994.
Thesis
O'Connor R., An Architecture for an Intelligent Assistant System for use in Software project Planning, Ph.D. Thesis, City University (London), 2000.
O'Connor R., E/VPL - A System for Modeling and Enacting Software Processes, M.Sc. Thesis, Dublin City University, 1995.