The Finnish software and IT services sector grew over 20 percent in 2014. Game firms and smaller firms contribute most of the growth, while stock listed firms had mixed results. This year’s survey is conducted in two parts. The first part focused on the overall state of the industry. The second part, including a survey … Read more
In this year’s analyses on flexibility of Finnish software firms, we first focus on the software development activities. Our survey instrument contained questions based on the Agile Manifesto, and we were basically interested in whether the firms favor agile approaches over plan-based approaches in software development. On most of the measured aspects, the respondents clearly report … Read more
On a general level, we’ve identified three types of flexibility for software firms and IT services firms from the scientific literature. These are related to the firm’s resources and their adaptability: 1) the capability to enter new markets quickly, 2) to organize into new activities fast, and 3) to react fast to changes in customer … Read more
Based on Statistics Finland, the Finnish software and IT services sector grew over 11 percent in 2013. According to survey, this growth was thanks to small and medium sized firms, and especially the firms in the games industry. The turnover of biggest firms was mainly decreasing, but at the same time they were able to … Read more