A systematic literature review of best practices and challenges in follow-the-sun software development

Josiane Kroll, Sajid Ibrahim Hashmi, Ita Richardson, Jorge L.N. Audy

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Abstract

Follow-the-sun (FTS) software development is a strategy used to reduce the length of software projects that are developed across globally distributed locations. However, due to communication and collaboration challenges, software companies find it difficult to adopt this development strategy during task allocation and daily project handovers. In this study, we present results from a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) performed on papers published between 1990 and 2012. Our goal was to identify best practices and challenges for FTS implementation. We found 36 best practices and 17 challenges for FTS. These results are discussed in this paper in order to indicate opportunities for future research and make our results useful for the project managers. 978-0-7695-5055-8/13 $26.00

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2013 IEEE 8th International Conference on Global Software Engineering Workshops, ICGSEW 2013
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages18-23
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9780769550558
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event2013 IEEE 8th International Conference on Global Software Engineering Workshops, ICGSEW 2013 - Bari, Italy
Duration: 26 Aug 201326 Aug 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2013 IEEE 8th International Conference on Global Software Engineering Workshops, ICGSEW 2013

Conference

Conference2013 IEEE 8th International Conference on Global Software Engineering Workshops, ICGSEW 2013
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityBari
Period26/08/1326/08/13

Keywords

  • Best practice
  • Challenges.
  • Follow-the-sun (fts)
  • Global software development

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