The Emerging Brazilian I.T. Industry and its Time-Zone Proximity Advantage

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Rafael Prikladnicki ◽  
Erran Carmel
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Time Zone ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Time Zones ◽  
Global Companies ◽  
The Voice

Brazil has been emerging as an offshore destination for offshore IT software and services. The country already had a strong domestic base of IT clients to global companies. One of the competitive factors is time zone location. Brazil has now positioned itself as easy for collaboration because of time zone overlap with its primary partners in North America and Europe. In this paper we examine whether time zone proximity is indeed an advantage for software development by conducting a country-level field study of the Brazilian IT industry using a cross section of firms. The results provide some support for the claims of proximity benefits. The Brazil-to-North dyads use moderate timeshifting that is perceived as comfortable and advantageous for both sides of these dyads. The voice coordination that the time overlap permits helps address coordination challenges and foster relationships. These and other practices relating to time zones are described in detail.

Integration & Volatility across Global Indices in different Time Zones: Some Evidence

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (9) ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
Dr.Madavi Eswara
Keyword(s):  
Time Zone ◽  
Global Indices ◽  
Securities Exchanges ◽  
Time Zones ◽  
Test Outcomes ◽  
Multivariate Exponential

  This paper examines the association of value instability crosswise over Global Indices of seven securities exchanges. Utilizing every day information of these seven nations situated in various time zones, this paper attempts to call attention to the nearness of nonsynchronous exchanging impacts utilizing open and close logarithmic returns of seven securities exchange files including Indian Indexat the middle. The hilter kilter effect of unpredictability overflow is analyzed by a multivariate exponential general autoregressive restrictive heteroskedastic model utilizing an example of 1742 perceptions taken from Oct 2011 to November 2018. The test outcomes give out many fascinating actualities alongside cost and unpredictability overflow from one market to the next because of time zone impact and additionally, influence impact is seen from the eastern markets' nearby value child Indian file open cost.

Measuring Circadian Advantage in Major League Baseball: A 10-Year Retrospective Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Christopher Winter ◽  
William R. Hammond ◽  
Noah H. Green ◽  
Zhiyong Zhang ◽  
Donald L. Bliwise
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Major League Baseball ◽  
Time Zone ◽  
Winning Percentage ◽  
Circadian Time ◽  
Game Outcome ◽  
Time Zones ◽  
Home Field Advantage ◽  
Major League

Purpose:The effect of travel on athletic performance has been investigated in previous studies. The purpose of this study was to investigate this effect on game outcome over 10 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons.Methods:Using the convention that for every time zone crossed, synchronization requires 1 d, teams were assigned a daily number indicating the number of days away from circadian resynchronization. With these values, wins and losses for all games could be analyzed based on circadian values.Results:19,079 of the 24,121 games (79.1%) were played between teams at an equal circadian time. The remaining 5,042 games consisted of teams playing at different circadian times. The team with the circadian advantage won 2,620 games (52.0%, P = .005), a winning percentage that exceeded chance but was a smaller effect than home field advantage (53.7%, P < .0001). When teams held a 1-h circadian advantage, winning percentage was 51.7% (1,903–1,781). Winning percentage with a 2-h advantage was 51.8% (620–578) but increased to 60.6% (97–63) with a 3-h advantage (3-h advantage > 2-hadvantage = 1-h advantage, P = .036). Direction of advantage showed teams traveling from Western time zones to Eastern time zones were more likely to win (winning percentage = .530) than teams traveling from Eastern time zones to Western time zones (winning percentage = .509) with a winning odds 1.14 (P = .027).Conclusion:These results suggest that in the same way home field advantage influences likelihood of success, so too does the magnitude and direction of circadian advantage. Teams with greater circadian advantage were more likely to win.

scholarly journals Exploring Relationship Between Tqm and Software Productivity

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (29) ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Kapil Jaiswal ◽  
Minakshi Garg
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Software Productivity ◽  
Management Commitment ◽  
Regression Techniques ◽  
Highly Correlated

Introduction: This publication is the product of research, carried out in the field of management in year 2018-19, which supports the work of a PhD in Business Management at Chandigarh University.  The purpose of this research is to explore the relation between Total Quality Management (TQM) constructs and productivity in the IT industry. This study has been conducted for organizations operating in the Tricity (Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali) and NCR (Noida, Gurgaon and Delhi) regions. Problem: The control of rising operational costs in any organization has become a challenge and is a major aspect in the sustainability of an organization. Implementation of TQM may reduce these costs by improving productivity in the software development process. Objective: The objective of the research is to explore if there any relationship exists between TQM and productivity in software development organization and whether TQM positively impacts productivity. Methodology: The study is based on a descriptive research design. A total of 206 respondents were selected using convenient sampling while 90 responded back on the survey. Exploratory factor Analysis and Multiple Linear Regression techniques were applied to obtain the results. Results: Out of 4 elements of TQM considered in this study, Customer Focus and Continuous improvement were found to be positively related to productivity while Total Management Commitment was found to not be related to productivity.  The hypothesis related to People Management was abandoned because it was highly correlated to other TQM elements. Conclusion: TQM positively impacts productivity in software development organizations. Originality: This study tried to create a causal mathematical model between TQM variables and productivity. Limitations: Sample size and TQM elements were limited based on availability of time and resources.

scholarly journals Systematic Literature Review: Causes of Rework in GSD

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiza Nawaz ◽  
Anam Zai ◽  
Salma Imtiaz ◽  
Humaira Ashraf
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Global Software Development ◽  
Time Zones ◽  
Multiple Challenges ◽  
Development Approach ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Geographical Locations

Global Software Development (GSD) involves multiple sites which comprise of different cultures and time zones apart from geographical locations. It is a common software development approach adopted to achieve competitiveness. However, due to multiple challenges it can result in misunderstandings and rework. Rework raises the chance of project failure by delaying the project and increasing the estimated budget. The aim of this study is to identify and categorize the rework causes to reduce its frequency in GSD. To identify the empirical literature related to causes of rework, we performed a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). A total of 23 studies are included as a result of final inclusion. The empirical literature from the year 2009 to 2020 is searched. The overall identified causes of rework in GSD are categorized into 6 major categories which are communication, Requirement Management (RM), roles of stakeholders, product development/integration issues, documentation issues, and differences among stakeholders. The most reported rework causes are related to the category of communication & coordination and RM. Moreover, an industrial survey is conducted to validate the identified rework causes and their mitigation practices from practitioners. This study will help practitioners and researchers in addressing the identified causes and therefore reduce the chances of rework.

Hybrid Offshoring

2008 ◽  
pp. 270-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Denny ◽  
Shivram Mani ◽  
Ravi Sheshu Nadella ◽  
Manish Swaminathan ◽  
Jamie Samdal
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Asynchronous Communication ◽  
Continuous Development ◽  
Collaboration Model ◽  
Time Zones ◽  
Collaboration Tools ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
Software Development Practices ◽  
Potential Collaboration

Inspired by round-the-clock manufacturing, the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory endeavors to transform the production of software and other intangibles into a process of continuous development. While the concept of offshore software development is well established, few enterprises are currently able to develop the same code artifacts around the clock. We discuss the benefits of applying the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory to software development. We also present a representative scenario highlighting the problems of asynchronous communication in current offshore software development practices. Further, we introduce the notion of composite persona as a potential collaboration model within the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory and explain its ability to mitigate problems arising from communicating across cultures, languages, and time zones. Finally, we present a suite of new collaboration tools and techniques that are being developed specifically for use by composite personae in the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory.

Hybrid Offshoring

2011 ◽  
pp. 118-134
Author(s):  
Nathan Denny ◽  
Shivram Mani ◽  
Ravi Sheshu Nadella ◽  
Manish Swaminathan ◽  
Jamie Samdal
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Asynchronous Communication ◽  
Continuous Development ◽  
Collaboration Model ◽  
Time Zones ◽  
Collaboration Tools ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
Software Development Practices ◽  
Potential Collaboration

Inspired by round-the-clock manufacturing, the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory endeavors to transform the production of software and other intangibles into a process of continuous development. While the concept of offshore software development is well established, few enterprises are currently able to develop the same code artifacts around the clock. We discuss the benefits of applying the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory to software development. We also present a representative scenario highlighting the problems of asynchronous communication in current offshore software development practices. Further, we introduce the notion of composite persona as a potential collaboration model within the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory and explain its ability to mitigate problems arising from communicating across cultures, languages, and time zones. Finally, we present a suite of new collaboration tools and techniques that are being developed specifically for use by composite personae in the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory.

When Trust Does Not Matter

2011 ◽  
pp. 240-253
Author(s):  
Dominika Latusek
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Interorganizational Collaboration ◽  
Actual Practice ◽  
Project Work ◽  
It Projects ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Interesting Insight ◽  
Insight Into

The chapter focuses on the dynamics of trust and distrust through presenting a qualitative field study of interorganizational collaboration between customers and providers in the Polish IT industry that illustrates practices of communication between parties engaged in collaboration within IT projects. The chapter is intended to merge two perspectives: the academic viewpoint on the theorizing of trust and distrust, and the practitioners’ reflections on the reality of relationships in business. The author hopes that the study may further our understanding of the process of cooperation in project work, provide an interesting insight into the role of trust in cooperation; and offer a reflective account of actual practice of cooperation in a distrustful environment.

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