Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management

Room E52-508 50 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02142-1347

Telephone: Facsimile:

617-253-7474 617-253-2660

E-mail: alanmac@mit.edu

ALAN MACCORMACK
Visiting Associate Professor

JOURNAL ARTICLES AND PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Critical Decisions in Software Development: Updating the State of the Practice, with M. Cusumano, C. Kemerer and W Crandall, IEEE Software, forthcoming 2009. Intellectual Property, Architecture, and the Management of Technological Transitions: Evidence from Microsoft Corporation, with M. Iansiti, The Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 26, May 2009. Analyzing the Evolution of Large-Scale Software Systems using Design Structure Matrices and Design Rule Theory: Two Exploratory Cases, with M. J. LaMantia, Y. Cai and J. Rusnak, Proceedings of the 7th Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture (WICSA), Feb 2008. Learning the Fine Art of Collaboration, with T. Forbath, Harvard Business Review, Forethought, Vol. 86, No. 1, Jan 2008. R&D Project Selection and Portfolio Management: A Review of the Past, a Description of the Present, and a Sketch of the Future, with D. Brunner, L. Fleming and D. Zinner, in The Handbook on Technology and Innovation Management, Edited by S. Shane, Wiley-Blackwell, London, England, 2008. Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code, with J. Rusnak and C. Baldwin, Management Science, Jul 2006. Management Lessons from Mars, Harvard Business Review, Forethought, Vol. 82, No. 5, May 2004. Software Development Worldwide: The State of the Practice, with M. Cusumano, C. Kemerer, and B. Crandall, IEEE Software, Vol. 20, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2003. Selected as one of top articles published in IEEE Software (25th anniversary). Trade-offs Between Productivity and Quality in Selecting Software Development Practices, with M. Cusumano, C. Kemerer, and B. Crandall, IEEE Software, Vol. 20, No. 5, Sep/Oct 2003. Managing the Sources of Uncertainty: Matching Process and Context in Software Development, with R. Verganti, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 20, May 2003. Developing Products on Internet Time: The Anatomy of a Flexible Development Process, with R. Verganti and M. Iansiti, Management Science , Vol. 47, No.1, Jan 2001. Product Development Practices that Work: How Internet Companies Build Software, Sloan Management Review, Winter Edition, Jan 2001. Reprinted in

Strategies for E-Business Success, Edited by E. Brynjolfsson and G. Urban, JosseyBass, Cambridge MA, 2001. Developing Products on Internet Time, with M. Iansiti, Harvard Business Review, 75th Anniversary Edition, Sep/Oct 1997. Reprinted in Creating Value in the Network Economy, Edited by D. Tapscott, HBS Press, Boston MA, 1999. Developing Products for the Internet, with M. Iansiti, in Sense and Respond: Capturing Value in the Network Era, Edited by R. Nolan and S. Bradley, HBS Press, Boston MA, 1997. The New Dynamics of Global Manufacturing Site Location, with L.J. Newman III and D.B. Rosenfield, Sloan Management Review, Vol. 35, No.4, Summer 1994. WORKING PAPERS UNDER REVIEW The Impact of Modularity on Design Evolution: Evidence from the Software Industry, HBS Working Paper 08-038, 2008. With Management Science. Exploring the Duality between Product and Organizational Architecture: A Test of the Mirroring Hypothesis, with J. Rusnak and C. Baldwin, HBS Working Paper 08-039, 2008. With Research Policy. Is Your Product Development Strategy Broken? with W. Crandall, P. Henderson, J. Ohta, P. Toft, MIT Working Paper, 2009. With Harvard Business Review. Innovation through Global Collaboration: A New Source of Competitive Advantage, with T. Forbath, HBS Working Paper 07-079, 2007. Under Revision. NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Creating and Managing the Agile Enterprise, with L. Mazzucchelli and T. Lister, Cutter Benchmark Review, April 2009. Best Practices of Global Innovators, HBS Working Knowledge, November 26th, 2007 (access at www.workingknowledge.hbs.edu). A Developers Bill of Rights: What Open Source Developers Want in a Software License, AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies Series, No. 07-12, May 2007 (access at www.aei.brookings.org). Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science, HBS Working Knowledge, March 1st, 2004 (access at www.workingknowledge.hbs.edu). Evaluating Total Cost of Ownership for Software Platforms: Comparing Apples, Oranges, & Cucumbers. AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies Series, No. 03-7, April 2003 (access at www.aei.brookings.org). The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top, with M. Iansiti, HBS Working Knowledge, December 2nd, 2002 (access at www.workingknowledge.hbs.edu).

To Beta or not to Beta: The Pedagogy and Execution of a Web-based New Product Development Exercise, with A. McAfee, Proceedings of the POMS 2002 Conference, San Francisco, April 2002. Towards a Contingent Model of the New Product Development Process: A Comparative Empirical Study, Proceedings of the 5th Int. Product Development Management Conf., Lake Como, Italy, May 1998; HBS Working Paper 00-077. Developing Complex Systems in Dynamic Environments: A Study of Architectural Innovation, HBS Working Paper 02-035, 2001. TEACHING AND COURSE MATERIALS (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY) Activision: The 'Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer' Project, Harvard Business School Case, 605-020. Examines the new development process for a video game publisher. Activision: The 'Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer' Project, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 606-130. AvantGo, Harvard Business School Case, 601-095. Examines how a new CEO manages growth at a provider of software for mobile devices. BYD Company, Ltd, Harvard Business School Case, 606-139, with R. Huckman. Describes how a Chinese battery supplier enters the automobile industry. D-Wave Systems: Building a Quantum Computer, Harvard Business School Case, 604-073, with A. Agrawal and R. Henderson. Examines a venture to build a Quantum Computer. D-Wave Systems: Building a Quantum Computer, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 606-131. D-Wave: An Interview with Seth Lloyd, Professor of Quantum Mechanical Engineering at MIT, Harvard Business School Video Supplement, 605-702. Dialpad Communications (A, B), Harvard Business School Cases, 601-090, 601107. Describes the business issues facing a Voice-over-IP communications firm. Dragon's Teeth Vineyards, Harvard Business School Case, 604-069, with S. Voepel, and M. Leibold. Explores using genetically modified technology in wine. EFrenzy, Inc. (B, C), Harvard Business School Case, 601-167/168. Describes the evolution of an Internet start-up after the issues in the A-case have been resolved.

The Fate of the Vasa, Harvard Business School Case, 605-026, with R. Mason. Examines the failed effort to develop Swedens most expensive warship in 1625. The Fate of the Vasa, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 606-102. Intel Research: Exploring the Future, Harvard Business School Case, 605-051. Examines Intels organization for performing exploratory research activities. Intel Research: Exploring the Future, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 606-119. Le Petit Chef, Harvard Business School Case, 602-080, with S. Sucher. Describes the product portfolio choices facing a manufacturer of microwave ovens. Le Petit Chef, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 602-117. Linux, Supplement to Epodia, Harvard Business School Supplement, 606-067, with L. Fleming. A Supplement to the Epodia case (L. Fleming, 2005). Living on Internet Time, Harvard Business School Case, 697-052. Explores the range of flexible development processes emerging in this new environment. Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Course Overview, Harvard Business School Course Overview Note, 606-105. Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World Module 1: Innovation and Uncertainty, Harvard Business School Module Note, 606-125. Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World Module 2: Increasing Responsiveness, Harvard Business School Module Note, 606-103. Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World Module 3: Expanding Diversity, Harvard Business School Module Note, 606-126. Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World Module 4: Sensing Opportunity, Harvard Business School Module Note, 606-104. Managing Technology Ventures, Harvard Business School Module Note, 602139. Describes concepts, cases and pedagogy for a module of this elective course. Microsoft Office 2000, Harvard Business School Multimedia Case, 600-023/097. Describes product development at Microsoft, focusing on the Office 2000 project. Microsoft Office 2000, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 602-034. Microsoft.NET, Harvard Business School Case, 602-086; Abridged version 605025. Describes how the .NET initiative emerged within Microsoft. Microsoft.NET, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 606-127. Microsoft.NET User Scenario Video Clips, Harvard Business School Video Supplement, 606-175.

Mission to Mars (A, B), Harvard Business School Cases, 603-083, 603-110. Examines the Faster, Better, Cheaper initiative through the lens of the Mars Exploration program. Mission to Mars, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 606-101. A Note on Organizational Design at Yahoo!, Harvard Business School Case, 602112. Describes three organizational design decisions facing Yahoo! Managers. A Note on Organizational Design at Yahoo!, Teaching Note , Harvard Business School Case, 602-151. Red Hat and the Linux Revolution, Harvard Business School Case, 600-009. Examines the rise of open-source software and the Linux operating system. Red Hat and the Linux Revolution, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 602-150. Re-inventing the Automobile: General Motors' AUTOnomy Project, Harvard Business School Case, 604-064. Describes GMs fuel-cell vehicle program. Re-inventing the Automobile: General Motors' AUTOnomy Project, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 606-129. The Rise and Fall of Iridium, Harvard Business School Case, 601-040. Describes the evolution of this venture to build a mobile satellite service business. The Rise and Fall of Iridium, Teaching Note , Harvard Business School Case, 601-106. Siemens ShareNet: Building a Knowledge Network, Harvard Business School Case, 603-036. Describes the development of a knowledge management system. Siemens ShareNet: Building a Knowledge Network, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 606-128. Silicon Graphics Inc. (B), Harvard Business School Case, 697-038, with M. Iansiti. Illustrates how the firm developed an innovative new computer architecture. Socrates, Inc., Harvard Business School Case 602-115. Describes the opportunities facing a new venture in the e-learning space. Space Data Corporation, Harvard Business School Case, 602-121. Describes the evolution of a wireless telecommunications service provider. Space Data Corporation, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 602-149. Team New Zealand (A, B, C), Harvard Business School Case, 697-040 to 042, with M. Iansiti. Highlights the design process of the 1995 Americas Cup winner. Team New Zealand, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 697-112, with M. Iansiti.

Tyrell Web Developers (A, B), Harvard Business School Case, 600-025/026, with A. McAfee. Interactive exercise in which student teams develop a web site. Tyrell Web Developers (A, B), Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 602-140. Virgin.Com, Harvard Business School Case, 601-041. Explores Virgins approach to managing a portfolio of businesses, through the lens of its .com businesses. Virgin.Com, Teaching Note, Harvard Business School Case, 606-132. WholesalerDirect, Harvard Business School Case, 601-067. Describes the evolution of a B2B exchange in the construction industry. SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Open Source Architecture: Do Products Mirror the Organizations that develop them? HBS-MIT User and Open Innovation Conference, Boston MA, August 2008. Exploring the Duality between Products and Organizations: A Test of the Mirroring Hypothesis, Conference on Distributed Innovation, Stanford University, March 2008. Project Management in an Uncertain World. Symposium on Project Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, June, 2008. The Impact of Component Modularity on Design Evolution: Evidence from the Software Industry, POMS Conference, La Jolla CA, May 2008. Organizational Influences on Product Architecture and their Performance Impact, INFORMS Conference, Seattle WA, November 2007. Teaching the Management of Technology, POMS Conference, Dallas TX, May 2007. Development Process Design and Software Architecture, International Expert Panel on Product Software, Volendaam, The Netherlands, January 2007. Exploring the Links between Product and Organizational Architectures: An Empirical Study of Open and Closed Source Software, 13th International Product Development Management Conference, Milan, Italy, June 2006. Exploring the Relationship between Product Architecture and Organizational Form: A Test of "Conway's Law", POMS Conference, Boston MA, April 2006. Exploring the Architecture of Complex Software Products, INFORMS Conference, San Francisco CA, November 2005. Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code, Wharton Technology Mini-Conference, Philadelphia PA, April 2005.

Managing Innovation and Product Development Under Uncertainty, Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Boston MA, November 2004. Empirical Research in Software Development: Lessons from the Field, INFORMS Conference, Denver CO, October 2004. Achieving Flexibility in NPD: New Processes and New Ways of Organizing, Better, Faster Innovation: Leading the Flexible Organization Conference, The Management Roundtable, Boston MA, August 2004. Flexibility in New Product Development: Evidence, Insights and Obstacles from the Field, 5th Annual Metrics for Portfolio and Resource Management Conference, The Management Roundtable, Chicago IL, October 2003. Agile Software Development: Evidence from the Field, Agile Development Conference, Salt Lake City UT, June 2003. HBS-MIT Sloan Free/Open Source Software Conference: New Models of Software Development, Conference Organizer, Session Chair, Boston, June 2003. Intellectual Property, Architecture and the Management of Technological Transitions: Evidence from Microsoft, The Global Acquisition, Protection, and Leveraging of Technological Competencies Conference, Pittsburgh, October 2002. Developing Products on Internet Time: Managing Innovation in Turbulent Environments, 11th Annual European Doctoral Summer School, Como, Italy, August 2001. Managing the Sources of Uncertainty: Matching Process and Context in New Product Development, 7th International Product Development Management Conference, Leuven, Belgium, May 2000. Running Product Development @ Internet Speed, Product Development Management Association Conference, Marco Island FL, October 1999. A Comparative Study of Product Development Process Design, INFORMS Conference, Cincinnati OH, May 1999. Responding to Changing Customer Needs: The Design of a Flexible Development Process, INFORMS Conference, Montreal, Canada, April 1998. Managing Product Development in Rapidly Changing Environments, INFORMS Conference, Dallas TX, October 1997. Developing Products on Internet Time, INFORMS Conference, Dallas TX, October 1997. Product Development Flexibility, 4th International Product Development Management Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, May 1997.