enterprise crowdsourcing solutions for software development and ideation
This paper looks into two crowdsourcing applications which attempt to tackle software development and ideation problems in an enterprise environment. The software development crowdsourcing application (Crowdsourcer) is used for internal crowdsourcing of client and internal software development projects across self organizing groups and individuals. Crowdsourcer relies on workflows to identify capable free agents from inside the organization to design, build, test and appraise software projects through a functionality set which rely on crowdsourcing patterns such as virtual marketplaces, intelligent auctions and bidding processes, collaborative project management and reputation systems with virtual currencies and reward systems. The ideation crowdsourcing application features crowdsourced idea creation along with workflows to form actualization groups, which help in bringing an idea to fruition from concept stage. With advanced filter mechanisms, a reputation system and a system of peer based participatory marketplace for evaluation of ideas, this application features sophisticated crowdsourcing patterns to identify and execute ideas through harnessing the wisdom of the crowds.
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