DOI: 10.5176/2251-2039_IE15.20
Authors: Mark Werwath
Abstract: Open source innovation has been in place and has seen some success in various industries for several decades. This paper will compare success rates and explore precursors to successful open source projects and contrast them with precursors for successful IT projects to determine if open source projects have unique differentiators and considerations that enable success.
Keywords: Open source software projects, traditional IT projects
