On the suitability of particular software development roles to global software development

dc.contributor.author	Lane, Michael
dc.contributor.author	Agerfalk, Par J.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-03-21T17:07:42Z
dc.date.available	2012-03-21T17:07:42Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10344/2116
dc.description	peer-reviewed	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Global software development surfaces various challenges and benefits that are not always present in co-located teams. The purpose of this paper is to explore a set of propositions that address the suitability of four different software development roles to Global software development (GSD). A qualitative research approach was applied to collaborations undertaken between remote counterparts playing the same development role in various GSD projects. Specific development roles were considered: business analyst, designer, developer and development-support. A framework that details the benefits and challenges of GSD was used as a basis for this research. Suitability of a role to GSD is based upon the balance of challenges and benefits discovered in that role’s case. Finally, opportunities for future research are presented.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher	IEEE Computer Society	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	3rd IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering;2008
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICGSE.2008.19
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dc.subject	global software development	en_US
dc.subject	project management	en_US
dc.subject	business analyst	en_US
dc.title	On the suitability of particular software development roles to global software development	en_US
dc.type	Conference item	en_US
dc.type.supercollection	all_ul_research	en_US
dc.type.supercollection	ul_published_reviewed	en_US
dc.type.restriction	none	en
dc.contributor.sponsor	SFI