Operational and Strategic Learning in Global Software Development

Author

Boden, Alexander ; Nett, Bernhard ; Wulf, Volker

Author_Institution

Univ. of Siegen, Siegen, Germany

Volume

27

Issue

6

fYear

2010

Firstpage

58

Lastpage

65

Abstract

In this paper, distributed software development is discussed. With increasing globalization, distributed software teams have become fairly common. Usually, companies that offshore their software development expect a reduction of costs and access to new markets. However, distributed teams often face problems related to globally distributed work´s spatial, temporal, and cultural barriers. This paper also illustrates some of the challenges in organizational learning faced by small and medium enterprises engaged in offshore software development.

Keywords

globalisation; groupware; learning (artificial intelligence); outsourcing; small-to-medium enterprises; software cost estimation; software development management; team working; cost reduction; distributed software development; global software development; medium enterprise; offshore software development; operational learning; organizational learning; small enterprise; strategic learning; Costs; Cultural differences; Distributed computing; Engineering management; Globalization; Information systems; Management information systems; Programming; Project management; Software engineering; SME; computing milieux; management; management of computing and information systems; offshoring; project and people management; software; software development; software engineering;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Software, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0740-7459

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MS.2009.113

Filename

5204064