Virtual software teams: overcoming the obstacles

dc.contributor.author	Casey, Valentine
dc.contributor.author	Richardson, Ita
dc.date.accessioned	2012-10-16T15:30:07Z
dc.date.available	2012-10-16T15:30:07Z
dc.date.issued	2005
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10344/2616
dc.description	peer-reviewed	en_US
dc.description.abstract	As a result of the sustained popularity of Global Software Development (GSD) many organisations are increasingly leveraging this strategy to establish virtual software teams. In this paper the results from research undertaken with two Irish based companies who both utilised a virtual software team strategy is presented. One company had partnered with an organisation located in the US to develop and maintain software. The other company was the Irish division of a US multinational company who had partnered with a division in the Far East to undertake their software testing. We also describe particular cases of concern which both organisations experienced and discuss how they were addressed. Following the research in both companies, and based on the results from both of these cases, the researchers developed a framework to support the management of virtual software teams. Given the importance of GSD to the software industry this experience should be of value to anyone interested in outsourcing and virtual team software development and maintenance.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	3rd World Congress on Software Quality;
dc.subject	global software development	en_US
dc.subject	GSD	en_US
dc.subject	virtual teams	en_US
dc.subject	process improvement	en_US
dc.subject	process re-engineering	en_US
dc.title	Virtual software teams: overcoming the obstacles	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject	en_US
dc.type.supercollection	all_ul_research	en_US
dc.type.supercollection	ul_published_reviewed	en_US
dc.contributor.sponsor	SFI	en_US
dc.rights.accessrights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	en_US