TY - GEN
T1 - Project management within virtual software teams
AU - Casey, Valentine
AU - Richardson, Ita
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - When implementing software development in a global environment, a popular strategy is the establishment of virtual teams. The objective of this paper is to examine the effective project management of this type of team. In the virtual team environment problems arise due to the collaborative nature of software development and the impact distance introduces. Distance specifically impacts coordination, visibility, communication and cooperation within a virtual team. In these circumstances the project management of a virtual team must be carried out in a different manner to that of a team in a single-site location. Results from this research highlighted six specific project management related areas that need to be addressed to facilitate successful virtual team operation. Organizational structure, risk management, infrastructure, process, conflict management and team structure and organization. Additional related areas are the sustained support of senior management and the provision of effective infrastructure.
AB - When implementing software development in a global environment, a popular strategy is the establishment of virtual teams. The objective of this paper is to examine the effective project management of this type of team. In the virtual team environment problems arise due to the collaborative nature of software development and the impact distance introduces. Distance specifically impacts coordination, visibility, communication and cooperation within a virtual team. In these circumstances the project management of a virtual team must be carried out in a different manner to that of a team in a single-site location. Results from this research highlighted six specific project management related areas that need to be addressed to facilitate successful virtual team operation. Organizational structure, risk management, infrastructure, process, conflict management and team structure and organization. Additional related areas are the sustained support of senior management and the provision of effective infrastructure.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=38649118192&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICGSE.2006.261214
DO - 10.1109/ICGSE.2006.261214
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:38649118192
SN - 0769526632
SN - 9780769526638
T3 - Proceedings - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006
SP - 33
EP - 42
BT - Proceedings - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006
T2 - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006
Y2 - 16 October 2006 through 19 October 2006
ER -