scholarly journals How to go global: A transformative process model for the transition towards globally distributed software development projects

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Drechsler ◽  
S Breth
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Distributed Software Development ◽  
Distributed Software ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
Globally Distributed

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd and Association for Project Management and the International Project Management Association We employ design science research to develop a process model for the management of globally distributed software development (GDSD) projects. The model provides guidance for transforming established project frameworks in organizations to cope with additional challenges that a global project scale entails. The model integrates extant GDSD project management knowledge and makes it actionable for project managers, especially those with limited GDSD experience. The model was evaluated and found to be effective in transforming an actual GDSD project with teams in Germany, Poland, and India. Interviews with project managers with and without GDSD experience support the model's wider applicability to other contexts and IT project types. The model can also be used in GDSD project retrospectives to identify areas for improvement. In a research perspective, our model constitutes a novel type and instance of a social meta-artefact intended to transform existing social artefacts to retain their usefulness in evolving contexts.

scholarly journals How to go global: A transformative process model for the transition towards globally distributed software development projects

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Drechsler ◽  
S Breth
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Distributed Software Development ◽  
Distributed Software ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
Globally Distributed

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd and Association for Project Management and the International Project Management Association We employ design science research to develop a process model for the management of globally distributed software development (GDSD) projects. The model provides guidance for transforming established project frameworks in organizations to cope with additional challenges that a global project scale entails. The model integrates extant GDSD project management knowledge and makes it actionable for project managers, especially those with limited GDSD experience. The model was evaluated and found to be effective in transforming an actual GDSD project with teams in Germany, Poland, and India. Interviews with project managers with and without GDSD experience support the model's wider applicability to other contexts and IT project types. The model can also be used in GDSD project retrospectives to identify areas for improvement. In a research perspective, our model constitutes a novel type and instance of a social meta-artefact intended to transform existing social artefacts to retain their usefulness in evolving contexts.

Teaching Globally Distributed Software Development (DSD)

2012 ◽  
pp. 1475-1491
Author(s):  
Stuart Faulk ◽  
Michal Young
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Collaborative Teaching ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Distributed Software Development ◽  
Distributed Software ◽  
Teaching Community ◽  
Distributed Team ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Globally Distributed ◽  
Firsthand Experience

This chapter describes an approach to building a collaborative teaching community that seeks to address these problems. It begins by identifying the skills students should acquire in a Distributed Software Development (DSD) course and discusses why firsthand experience with DSD problems is essential to learning them. The chapter identifies the attributes that make DSD project courses difficult to develop or teach, and then it describes a distributed team approach to developing a reusable infrastructure and a teaching community to address those difficulties. Future work focuses on building an international community of educators and industry participants interested in partnering to develop and teach DSD courses.

Effective Communication among Globally Distributed Software Development Teams

2021 ◽  
pp. 2014-2039
Author(s):  
Muhammad Wasim Bhatti ◽  
Ali Ahsan
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Distributed Software Development ◽  
Distributed Software ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Development Teams ◽  
Communication Challenges ◽  
Software Development Teams ◽  
Globally Distributed

Global software development, an emerging software development methodology within a technology-enabled environment has recently received increased attention from scholars and practitioners. Despite the fact that the lack of effective communication is a major challenge of globally distributed teams, communication research related to the scale development is still very limited in existing literature. Considering the communication challenges and increasing need to measure the effectiveness of communication, this research is focused to develop a scale for “Effective Communication” for globally distributed software development teams. Systematic literature review is performed to identify the best practices of effective communication for the development of “Effective Communication” scale. A questionnaire survey consisting of 29 items is administered in globally distributed software development teams. Confirmatory factor analysis and statistical results depicted that the four-factor model (e.g. stakeholders' involvement, acculturation, usage of appropriate tools and technology, and information availability) is more parsimonious and an optimal model fit.

Effective Communication among Globally Distributed Software Development Teams

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Wasim Bhatti ◽  
Ali Ahsan
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Distributed Teams ◽  
Distributed Software Development ◽  
Distributed Software ◽  
Development Teams ◽  
Communication Challenges ◽  
Software Development Teams ◽  
Globally Distributed

Global software development, an emerging software development methodology within a technology-enabled environment has recently received increased attention from scholars and practitioners. Despite the fact that the lack of effective communication is a major challenge of globally distributed teams, communication research related to the scale development is still very limited in existing literature. Considering the communication challenges and increasing need to measure the effectiveness of communication, this research is focused to develop a scale for “Effective Communication” for globally distributed software development teams. Systematic literature review is performed to identify the best practices of effective communication for the development of “Effective Communication” scale. A questionnaire survey consisting of 29 items is administered in globally distributed software development teams. Confirmatory factor analysis and statistical results depicted that the four-factor model (e.g. stakeholders' involvement, acculturation, usage of appropriate tools and technology, and information availability) is more parsimonious and an optimal model fit.

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