Publications

Patent

1. Alshayeb; Mohammad, Abdullatif; Ahmad, Zahran; Sami and Niazi; Mahmood, "Method, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media for the assessment of software products", US Patent No. 9,558,098, January 31, 2017.

Book Chapters

2. Mahmood Niazi and Sami Zahran, Software Process Line: A step towards software industralization, 2012, Book Chapter, Software Process Improvement and Management: Approaches and Tools for Practical Development, IGI Global, 2012, USA, ISBN 978-1-61350-141-2

Edited Proceedings and Editorials

Journals

3. Mahmood Niazi, Naveed Ikram, Asif Qumer Gill and Md Rafiul Hassan (Editors), Special Issue on empirical studies in software engineering, IET Software Journal, 7(6), 295–297, 2013.
4. Mahmood Niazi and David Budgen (Editors), Special section on the selected papers from the 15th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering, IET Software Journal 6(3), (2012).
5. Mahmood Niazi, Narciso Cerpa and Valentine Casey (Editors), Management of Global Software Development: Opportunities, Challenges and Lessons Learned, IET Software Journal, 6(3), 165-282, 2012.
6. Mahmood Niazi and Mark Turner (Editors), Special section on the selected papers from 14th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2010), Information and Software Technology Journal, 53(6): 615 (2011).

Conferences

7. Davide Falessi, He Zhang, Tracy Hall, Martin Hšst, Mahmood Niazi, Alok Mishra (Editors), 2010, 11th International Conference on Product Focused Software Development and Process Improvement (PROFES2010) - Second Proceeding: Short Papers, Doctoral Symposium and Workshops, ISBN: 978-88-6507-067-3, 2010.
8. Mark Turner and Mahmood Niazi (Editors), 2010, 14th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE), UK, 12 - 13 April 2010
9. David Budgen, Mark Turner and Mahmood Niazi (Editors), 2009, 13th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE), UK, 20-21 April 2009

Refereed Journals

10. Ahmad Abdellatif, Mohammad Alshayeb, Sami Zahran and Mahmood Niazi, (2019), A Measurement Framework for Software Product Maturity Assessment, Accepted, Journal of Software: Evolution and Process
11. Haris Mumtaz, Mohammad Alshayeb, Sajjad Mahmood, and Mahmood Niazi, (2018), An empirical study to improve software security through the application of code refactoring, Information and Software Technology Journal, Volume 96(April 2018), pp 112-125
12. Ismail Keshta, Mahmood Niazi, Mohammad Alshayeb (2018), Towards Implementation of Process and Product Quality Assurance Process Area for Saudi Arabian Small and Medium Sized Software Development Organizations, IEEE Access, Volume 6(2018), pp 41643 to 41675
13. Yusuf Mufti, Mahmood Niazi, Mohammad Alshayeb and Sajjad Mahmood (2018), A Readiness Model for Security Requirements Engineering, IEEE Access, Volume 6(2018), pp 28611 to 28631
14. Mahmood Niazi, Alok Mishra and·Asif Qumer Gill (2018), What Do Software Practitioners Really Think About Software Process Improvement Project Success? An Exploratory Study, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, DOI: 0.1007/s13369-018-3140-3
15. Arif Ali Khan, Jacky Keung, Shahid Hussain, Mahmood Niazi, and Suzanne Kieffer (2018), Systematic literature study for dimensional classification of success factors affecting process improvement in global software development: client–vendor perspective, IET Software 12(4), pp 333-344
16. Ismail Keshta, Mahmood Niazi, Mohammad Alshayeb (2017), Towards Implementation of Requirements Management Specific Practices (SP1.3 and SP1.4) for Saudi Arabian Small and Medium Sized Software Development Organizations, IEEE Access, Volume 5(2017), pp 24162 to 24183
17. Sajjad Mahmooda, Sajid Anwer, Mahmood Niazi, Mohammad Alshayeb and Ita Richardson (2017), Key factors that influence task allocation in global software development, Information and Software Technology Journal, Volume 91, November 2017, pp 102-122
18. Arif Ali Khan, Jacky Keung, Shahid Hussain, Mahmood Niazi, Muhammad Manzoor Ilahi Tamimy (2017), Understanding Software Process Improvement in Global Software Development: A Theoretical Framework of Human Factors, Applied Computing Review, 17( 2), pp 5-15
19. Arif Ali Khan, Jacky Keung, Mahmood Niazi, Shahid Hussain, Awais Ahmad (2017), Systematic Literature Review and Empirical Investigation of Barriers to Process Improvement in Global Software Development: Client- Vendor Perspective, Information and Software Technology Journal, 87(july), pp180-205, DOI 10.1016/j.infsof.2017.03.006
20. Mahmood Niazi, Sajjad Mahmood, Muhammad Alshayeb, Abdulrahman Ahmed Bobakr Baqais, Asif Qumer Gill (2017), Motivators for adopting Social Computing in Global Software Development: An Empirical Study, Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, DOI 10.1002/smr.1872
21. Mahmood Niazi, Sajjad Mahmood, Muhammad Alshayeb, Mohammed Rehan Riaz, Kanaan Faisal, Narciso Cerpa, Siffat Ullah Khan and Ita Richardson (2016), Challenges of Project Management in Global Software Development: A Client-Vendor Analysis, Information and Software Technology, 80 (December 2016), pp 1-19
22. Mahmood Niazi, Sajjad Mahmood, Muhammad Alshayeb, Abdul Majid Qureshi, Kanaan Faisal and Narciso Cerpa (2016), Towards Successful Project Management in Global Software Development, International Journal of Project Management 34(8), pp 1553-1567
23. Nabil M.Mohammed, Mahmood Niazi, Sajjad Mahmood, Muhammad Alshayeb (2016) Exploring Software Security Approaches in Software Development Lifecycle: A Systematic Mapping Study, Computer Standards & Interfaces Journal, 15(February 2017), pp 107-115
24. Talat Ambreen, Naveed Ikram, Muhammad Usman and Mahmood Niazi (2016), Empirical research in requirements engineering: trends and opportunities, Requirements Engineering, DOI 10.1007/s00766-016-0258-2
25. Asif Qumer Gill, Brian Henderson-Sellers and Mahmood Niazi (2016), Scaling for agility: A reference model for hybrid traditional-agile software development methodologies, Information Systems Frontiers, DOI: 10.1007/s10796-016-9672-8
26. Mahmood Niazi (2015), Do systematic literature reviews outperform informal literature reviews in the software engineering domain? An Initial Case Study, The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 40(3), pp 845-855
27. Mahmood Niazi, Sajjad Mahmood, Muhammad Alshayeb, and Ayman Hrour (2015), An Empirical Investigation of the Challenges of the Existing Tools Used in Global Software Development Projects, IET Software Journal 9(5), pp 135-143
28. Mahmood Niazi (2015), A Comparative Study of Software Process Improvement Implementation Success Factors, Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, 27(9), pp 700-722
29. Mahmood Niazi (2015), Teaching Global Software Engineering: Experiences and Lessons Learned, iET Software Journal, 9(4), pp 95-102
30. Faheem Ahmed, Shayma Saad Al Kobaisi, Mahmood Niazi, Hasan Mahmood (2015), Risks in Managing the Business of IT outsourcing: A Vendor’s Perspectives, in press for publication, WULFENIA Journal
31. Muneera Bano, Didar Zowghi, Naveed Ikram, and Mahmood Niazi (2014), What makes Service Oriented Requirements Engineering challenging? A qualitative study, IET Software Journal, 8(4), 154-160
32. J. M. Verner, O. P. Brereton, B. A. Kitchenham, M. Turner, M. Niazi (2014), Risks and Risk Mitigation in Global Software Development: A Tertiary Study, Information and Software Technology Journal 56(1), 54-78
33. Muneera Bano, Naveed Ikram and Mahmood Niazi (2013), Requirements Engineering Challenges in Service Oriented Software Engineering: an exploratory online survey, International Journal of Software Engineering, 6(2), 21-43
34. Mahmood Niazi, Naveed Ikram, Muneera Bano, Salma Imtiaz and Siffat Ullah Khan (2013), Establishing trust in offshore software outsourcing relationships: an exploratory study using a systematic literature review, IET Software Journal 7(5), 283-293
35. Siffatullah Khan and Mahmood Niazi (2012) An empirical investigation of success factors for offshore software development outsourcing vendors, IET Software Journal 6(1), 1-15.
36. Mahmood Niazi (2012), An exploratory study of software process improvement implementation risks, Journal of Software: Evolution and Process 24(8), 877-894, 2012.
37. Siffatullah Khan, Mahmood Niazi and Rashid Ahmad (2011), Barriers in the selection of offshore software development outsourcing vendors: An exploratory study using a systematic literature review, Information and Software Technology Journal, 53(7), 693-788.
38. Siffatullah Khan, Mahmood Niazi and Rashid Ahmad (2011), Factors influencing clients in the selection of offshore software outsourcing vendors: an exploratory study using a systematic literature review, Journal of Systems and Software, 84(4), 686-699.
39. Mahmood Niazi, Muhammad Ali Babar and June Verner (2010), Software Process Improvement Barriers: A Cross-Cultural Comparison, Information and Software Technology Journal, 52(11), 1204-1216.
40. Barbara Kitchenham, Rialette Pretorius, Pearl Brereton, David Budgen, Mark Turner, Mahmood Niazi, and Stephen Linkman (2010), Systematic Literature Reviews in Software Engineering: A Tertiary Study, Information and Software Technology Journal, 52(8), 792-805.
41. Barbara Kitchenham, Pearl Brereton, Mark Turner, Mahmood Niazi, Stephen Linkman, Rialette Pretorius and David Budgen (2010), Refining the Systematic Literature Review Process - Two Participant-Observer Case Studies, Empirical Software Engineering Journal, 15(6), 618-653.
42. Mahmood Niazi and Muhammad Ali Babar (2009), Identifying High Perceived Value Practices of CMMI Level 2: An Empirical Study, Information and Software Technology Journal, 51(8), 1231-1243.
43. Karl Cox, Mahmood Niazi and June Verner (2009), An Empirical Study of SommervilleÕs Requirements Engineering Practices, IET Software Journal, 3(5), 339-355.
44. Mahmood Niazi (2009), What can Undermine Software Process Improvement Implementation Initiatives, CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering, 22(1), 24-27.
45. Mahmood Niazi and Muhammad Ali Babar (2008), De-motivators for software process improvement: An empirical investigation, Software Process Improvement and Practice Journal (Perspectives on Global Software Development: special issue on PROFES 2007), 13(3), 249-264.
46. Mahmood Niazi, Karl Cox and June Verner (2008), A measurement framework for assessing the maturity of requirements engineering process, Software Quality Journal, 16(2), 213 Ð 235.
47. Mark Staples, Mahmood Niazi (2008), Systematic Review of Organizational Motivations for Adopting CMM-based SPI, Information and Software Technology Journal, 50(7-8), 605-620.
48. Mark Staples and Mahmood Niazi (2007). Experiences Using Systematic Review Guidelines, Journal of Systems and Software, 80(9), 1425-1437.
49. Mark Staples, Mahmood Niazi and Ross Jeffery (2007). An Exploratory Study of Why Organizations Do Not Adopt CMMI, Journal of Systems and Software, 80(6), 883-895.
50. Mahmood Niazi, David Wilson and Didar Zowghi (2006), Critical Success Factors for Software Process Improvement: An Empirical Study, Software Process Improvement and Practice Journal, 11(2). 193-211.
51. Mahmood Niazi, David Wilson and Didar Zowghi (2005), A Maturity Model for the Implementation of Software Process Improvement: An empirical study, Journal of Systems and Software, 74 (2). 155-172.
52. Mahmood Niazi, David Wilson and Didar Zowghi (2005), A Framework for Assisting the Design of Effective Software Process Improvement Implementation Strategies, Journal of Systems and Software, 78(2). 204-222.

Refereed Conferences

52. Sajjad Mahmood, Sajid Anwer, Mahmood Niazi, Mohammad Alshayeb (2015), Identifying the Factors that Influence Task Allocation in Global Software Development: Preliminary Results, 19th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering:. EASE 2015, China
53. Rafiq Ahmad Khan, Siffat Ullah Khan, and Mahmood Niazi (2015), Communication and Coordination Challenges Mitigation in Offshore Software Development Outsourcing Relationships: Findings from Systematic Literature Review, The 10th International Conference on Software Engineering Advances (ICSEA 2015), pp 45-51
54. Mohammad Alshayeb, Ahmad Abdellatif, Sami Zahran, and Mahmood Niazi (2015), Towards a Framework for Software Product Maturity Measurement, The 10th International Conference on Software Engineering Advances (ICSEA 2015), pp 7-11
55. Sajjad Mahmood, Mahmood Niazi and Akhtar Hussain (2015), Identifying the Challenges for Managing Component-Based Development in Global Software Development: Preliminary Results, Accepted IEEE Science and Information Conference, July, London, UK
56. Habib Ullah Khan, Hassan Artail, Zaki Malik and Mahmood Niazi (2014), Information Technology Adoption, Possible Challenges, and Framework of Supply Chain Management: A case study of a leading gulf economy, International Conference on Engineering Technology & Technopreneurship (IEEE Sponsored Conference, August 2014 Malaysia
57. Taher Ahmed Ghaleb, Abdulrhman Ahmed Alsri, Loay Shabaneh, Mahmood Niazi (2014), A Survey of Project Risk Assessment and Estimation Models, World Congress on Engineering (WCE 2014), London July 2014, ISBN: 978-988-19251-0-7
58. Mahmood Niazi, Sajjad Mahmood, Muhammad Alshayeb, and Ayman Hrour (2014), Challenges of the Existing Tools Used in Global Software Development Projects, The Ninth International Conference on Software Engineering Advances (ICSEA 2014). October 2014 Nice, France
59. Mahmood Niazi (2013), Teaching Global Software Engineering: Planning and preparation using a Bloom's Taxonomy, World Congress on Engineering 2013 (WCE 2013), London July 2013, ISBN: 978-988-19251-0-7
60. Mahmood Niazi, Sajjad Mahmood, Mohammad Alshayeb, Abdulrahman Ahmed Bobakr Baqais, Asif Qumer Gill (2013), Motivators of Adopting Social Computing in Global Software Development: Initial Results, World Congress on Engineering 2013 (WCE 2013), London July 2013, ISBN: 978-988-19251-0-7
61. Mahmood Niazi, Sajjad Mahmood, Muhammad Alshayeb, Mohammed Rehan Riaz, Kanaan Faisal, Narciso Cerpa (2013), Challenges of Project Management in Global Software Development: Initial Results, Accepted in IEEE Technically Co-Sponsored Science and Information Conference, London, October 2013
62. Mahmood Niazi, Sajjad Mahmood, Muhammad Alshayeb, Abdul Majid Qureshi, Kanaan Faisal, Narciso Cerpa (2013), Towards Identifying the Factors for Project Management Success in Global Software Development: Initial Results, Accepted in The Eighth International Conference on Software Engineering Advances (ICSEA 2013). October 2013 Italy
63. Salma Imtiaz, Muneera Bano, Naveed Ikram, Mahmood Niazi (2013): experiences of conducting systematic literature reviews in software engineering: A tertiary study, 17th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering:. EASE 2013: 177-182
64. Mahmood Niazi, Mohamed El-Attar, Muhammad Usman and Naveed Ikram (2012), An Empirical Study Identifying High Perceived Value Requirements Engineering Practices in Global Software Development Projects, Accepted in the Seventh International Conference on Software Engineering Advances (ICSEA 2012), November 18-23, 2012 - Lisbon, Portugal
65. J. M. Verner, O. P. Brereton, B. A. Kitchenham, M. Turner, M. Niazi (2012), Systematic Literature Reviews in Global Software Development: A Tertiary Study, International Conference on Evaluation & Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2012) Spain.
66. Muneera Bano, Salma Imtiaz , Naveed Ikram , Mahmood Niazi, Muhammad Usman (2012), Causes of Requirement Change Ð A Systematic Literature Review, International Conference on Evaluation & Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2012) Spain.
67. Mahmood Niazi, Mohamed El-Attar, Muhammad Usman and Naveed Ikram (2012), GlobReq: A Framework for Improving Requirements Engineering in Global Software Development Projects: Preliminary Results, International Conference on Evaluation & Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2012) Spain.
68. Siffatullah Khan and Mahmood Niazi (2012), Critical Challenges in Offshore Software Development Outsourcing: An Empirical Study, International IASTED Conference on Software Engineering SE 2012, June 2012 Greece.
69. Usman Nasir and Mahmood Niazi, 2011, Cloud Computing Adaption and Assessment Model, Doctoral Symposium, the 12th International Conference on Product Focused Software Development and Process Improvement (PROFES 2011).
70. Siffatullah Khan, Mahmood Niazi, Rashid Ahmad (2010), Critical Success Factors for Offshore Software Development Outsourcing Vendors: An Empirical Study, the 11th International Conference on Product Focused Software Development and Process Improvement (PROFES 2010), Limerick, Ireland, June 21-23, 2010.
71. Mark Staples, Mahmood Niazi, 2010, Two Case Studies on Small Enterprise Motivation and Readiness for CMMI, the 11th International Conference on Product Focused Software Development and Process Improvement (PROFES 2010), Limerick, Ireland, June 21-23, 2010.
72. Siffatullah Khan, Mahmood Niazi and Naveed Ikram (2010), Software Development Outsourcing Relationships Trust: A Systematic Literature Review Protocol, International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2010), UK April 2010.
73. Muneera Bano, Naveed Ikram and Mahmood Niazi (2010), Requirement Engineering Process for Service Oriented Software Development, In PROFES '10 Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Product Focused Software, 84-87.
74. Kitchenham, B., Brereton, P., Turner, M., Niazi, M., Pretorius, P. and Budgen, D (2009), The impact of search procedures for systematic literature reviews Ð An observer-participant case study, the 3rd International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), USA, Oct. 2009.
75. Siffatullah Khan, Mahmood Niazi and Rashid Ahmad (2009), Critical Barriers for Offshore Software Development Outsourcing Vendors: A Systematic Literature Review, IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Software Engineering, Malaysia, Dec. 2009.
76. Siffatullah Khan, Mahmood Niazi, Rashid Ahmad (2009), Critical Success Factors for Offshore Software Development Outsourcing Vendors: A Systematic Literature Review, IEEE international conference on Global Software Engineering, Lero Ireland, July 2009.
77. Muhammad Ali Babar and Mahmood Niazi (2008), Implementing Software Process Improvement Initiatives: An Analysis of Vietnamese PractitionersÕ Views, IEEE international conference on global software engineering (ICGSE 2008), 67-76, India.
78. Mahmood Niazi, Charles Hickman, Muhammad Ali Babar and Rashid Ahmad (2008), A Model for Requirements Change Management: Implementation of CMMI Level 2 Specific Practice, International Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement (PROFES), LNCS 5089, 143-157, Italy.
79. Mahmood Niazi, Muhammad Ali Babar and Suhaimi Ibrahim (2008), An Empirical Study Identifying High Perceived Value Practices of CMMI Level 2, International Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement (PROFES), LNCS 5089, 427-441, Italy.
80. Siffatullah Khan, Mahmood Niazi, Rashid Ahmad (2008), A Systematic Literature Review Protocol for a Software Outsourcing Vendors Readiness Model (SOVRM), International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies, August, Bannu.
81. Siffatullah Khan, Mahmood Niazi, Rashid Ahmad (2008), A Readiness Model for Software Development Outsourcing Vendors, Doctoral Symposium, IEEE international conference on global software engineering (ICGSE 2008), India August.
82. Mahmood Niazi and Muhammad Ali Babar (2007), Motivators of Software Process Improvement: An Analysis of Vietnamese PractitionersÕ Views, International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2007), pp79-88.
83. Mahmood Niazi, David Wilson and Didar Zowghi (2007), Organisational readiness and software process improvement, International Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement (PROFES 2007), LNCS 4589, 96-107, Latvia.
84. Mahmood Niazi and Muhammad Ali Babar (2007), De-motivators for software process improvement: An Analysis of Vietnamese PractitionersÕ Views, International Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement PROFES 2007, LNCS 4589, 118Ð131, Latvia.
85. Mark Staples and Mahmood Niazi (2006), Experiences Using Systematic Review Guidelines, International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2006), UK, pp79-88.
86. Mahmood Niazi (2006), Software Process Improvement: A Road to success, The 7th International Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement, LNCS, Amsterdam, 395-401.
87. Mahmood Niazi, David Wilson and Didar Zowghi (2006), Implementing Software Process Improvement Initiatives: An empirical study, The 7th International Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement, LNCS, Amsterdam, 222-233.
88. Mahmood Niazi (2005), An instrument for measuring the maturity of requirements engineering process, The 6th International Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement, LNCS, Oulu, Finland, June 13-16, 2005,pp574-585
89. Mahmood Niazi (2005), An empirical study for the improvement of requirements engineering process, The 17th International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, July 14 to 16, 2005 Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, pp396-399
90. Muhammad Ali Babar, Mahmood Niazi, Ross Jeffery (2005). Using CMMI to assess a framework for comparing software architecture evaluation methods, The 17th International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, July 14 to 16, 2005 Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, pp400-403
91. Mahmood Niazi, Karl Cox and June Verner (2005), An empirical study identifying high perceived value requirements engineering practices, Fourteenth International Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD«2005) Karlstad University, Sweden August 15-17, 2005.
92. Mahmood Niazi, David Wilson, Didar Zowghi and Bernard Wong (2004), A model for the implementation of software process improvement: An empirical study, 5th International Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement (Profes2004), LNCS, Japan, April 5-8, 2004, pp1-16.
93. Mahmood Niazi, David Wilson and Didar Zowghi (2004), Critical Barriers for SPI Implementation: An empirical study, IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering (SE 2004), Austria, February 16-19, 2004, pp 389-395.
94. Mahmood Niazi, David Wilson and Didar Zowghi (2003), A framework for the guidance of designing effective implementation strategies for software process improvement, International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE2003), pp 366-371.
95. Mahmood Niazi and David Wilson (2003), A Maturity Model for the Implementation of Software Process Improvement, International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice (SERP 2003), pp 650-655.
96. Mahmood Niazi and Sudha Shastry (2003), Critical Success factors for the improvement of Requirements Engineering Process, International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice (SERP2003), pp 433-439
97. Mahmood Niazi, David Wilson and Didar Zowghi (2003), A model for the implementation of software process improvement: A pilot study, in the proceedings of International Conference on Software Quality (QSIC2003), IEEE Computer Society, USA, November 6 - 7, 2003.
98. Mahmood Niazi, David Wilson and Didar Zowghi (2003), Critical success factors and critical barriers for Software Process Improvement: An Analysis of Literature, in the proceedings of Australasian Conference on Information Systems ACIS2003, Perth, Australia, November 26-28, 2003.
99. Mahmood Niazi and Sudha Shastry (2003), Role of Requirements Engineering in Software development Process, IEEE International Multi-Topic Conference (INMIC03), 8-10 December, Islamabad, pp 402-407.
100. Mahmood Niazi (2002), Improving the Requirements Engineering Process: A Process Oriented Approach, Thirteenth Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS02), December, pp 885-898.
101. Mahmood Niazi (2002), Improving the Requirements Engineering Process trough the application of a Key Process Area Approach, 7th Australian Workshop on Requirements Engineering, pp 125-139 SELECTED AS A BEST PAPER
102. Mahmood Niazi (2000), A Method to Improve the Requirements Engineering Process, Fifth Australian Workshop on Requirements Engineering, pp 23-36, December.

Technical reports and Other publications

103. Sajjad Mahmood , Mahmood Niazi, Muhammad Alshayeb (2015), Task Allocation in Global Software Development: An Exploratory Study, KFUPM, IN131013
104. Muhammad Alshayb, Mahmood Niazi, Sajjad Mahmood (2015), An Evaluation Framework for The Improvement of Software Quality Through the Application of CMMI Assessment, KFUPM, 12-INF3012-04
105. Mahmood Niazi, Sajjad Mahmood, Muhammad Alshayeb (2014), GLOB: An initial global project management readiness framework, KFUPM, 11-INF2152-04
106. Mahmood Niazi, Sajjad Mahmood, Muhammad Alshayeb (2014), Enhancing Global Software Development Productivity through Social Computing, KFUPM, IN11105
107. Mahmood Niazi and Mohamed El-Attar (2014), GlobReq: A Framework for Improving Requirements Engineering in Global Software Development Projects, KFUPM, IN111030
108. J. M. Verner, O. P. Brereton, B. A. Kitchenham, M. Turner, M. Niazi (2012), Risk Mitigation Advice for Global Software Development from Systematic Literature Reviews, Keele University Technical Report TR-2012-02, ISSN 1353-7776
109. Muneera Bano, Salma Imtiaz, Naveed Ikram, Muhammad Usman, and Mahmood Niazi (2010), Systematic Literature Review for Causes of Requirements Change, Keele technical Report (TR/2010-01), ISSN: 1353: 7776.
110. Muneera Bano, Naveed Ikram, and Mahmood Niazi (2011), Knowledge Management in Service Oriented Requirements Engineering (KM Ð SORE), Keele technical Report (TR/2011-02), ISSN: 1353: 7776.
111. Siffatullah Khan, Mahmood Niazi and Naveed Ikram (2009), Software Development Outsourcing Relationships Trust: A Systematic Literature Review (Protocol), Technical Report: TR/2009-01, Keele University, UK.
112. Siffatullah Khan, Mahmood Niazi (2008), Systematic Literature Review Protocol for Software Outsourcing Vendors Readiness Model, Technical Report: TR/08-01, Keele University, UK
113. Mahmood Niazi (2004), What is Missing in Software Process Improvement, IMPROVE, Software Process Improvement Newsletter, SPIKE, 2-2004.
114. Mahmood Niazi and Staples, M. (2005), Systematic Review of Organizational Motivations for Adopting CMM-based SPI. Technical Report, National ICT Australia (PA005957)