Introducing GitHub and how it affects the company
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In this master thesis we will explore two cases that originates from two companies ownedby the same parent company. Both cases have been through the same digitaltransformation endeavour of introducing GitHub as their new version control system. Wewill attempt to uncover both positive and negative outcomes of introducing GitHub. Wewill look at GitHub as a digital technology but also acknowledge any potentialsurrounding routines that follow the introduction.The master thesis is initially introduced while we explain the environment and reasonbehind choosing our three research questions in the section of problem statement. Wewill briefly explain some important concepts and terminology that is important tounderstand the situation that both cases encompass. Following this, we go through thestudy’s limitation. We continue by laying down some contextual background informationregarding the study. This part includes a detailed presentation of the cases from both«Green» and «Blue», owned by «Red». Detailed information regarding key concepts is alsoexplained here. In the section of theory, we will detailly establish a field of exploration.These are the theories: digital transformation, business processes followed by knowledgemanagement. We argue that these three concepts go hand in hand in conjunction with thetwo cases. In the section of research method, we describe the approach, method, anddesign that we have chosen for this study. Lastly, we present our data analysis andfindings while emphasizing on the most important ones with respect to our theories andresearch questions.