Managing Knowledge in Global Software Development Efforts: Issues and Practices

Author

Desouza, Kevin C. ; Awazu, Yukika ; Baloh, Peter

Author_Institution

Inf. Sch., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA

Volume

23

Issue

5

fYear

2006

Firstpage

30

Lastpage

37

Abstract

Global software development efforts have increased in recent years. One force fueling these efforts is the worldwide availability of a rich and talented knowledge pool that can be effectively and efficiently mobilized, increasing the prominence of outsourcing initiatives. Outsourcing projects have moved from mundane software maintenance tasks to more complex and significant engagements such as innovative product development, complex system development, and large-scale R+D projects

Keywords

knowledge management; outsourcing; project management; software development management; software maintenance; complex system development; global software development; innovative product development; knowledge management; outsourcing; project management; software maintenance task; Best practices; Delay; Knowledge management; Knowledge transfer; Large-scale systems; Outsourcing; Product development; Programming; Software development management; Software maintenance; global software development; knowledge management; software organizations; software processes; software work;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Software, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0740-7459

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MS.2006.135

Filename

1687858