TY - GEN
T1 - Simulating Global Software Development Processes for Use in Education
T2 - 20th European Conference on System and Software Process Improvement, EuroSPI 2013
AU - Monasor, Miguel J.
AU - Vizcaíno, Aurora
AU - Piattini, Mario
AU - Noll, John
AU - Beecham, Sarah
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - VENTURE is a simulation-based training platform aimed at helping practitioners overcome process problems that arise in Global Software Development (GSD). VENTURE places practitioners in simulated GSD scenarios in which they play a role and interact with Virtual Agents, who represent team members from different nationalities. VENTURE makes it possible to simulate cultural, linguistic and GSD procedural problems gathered from experience and empirical studies. This paper reports on a Feasibility Study aimed to determine the potential of VENTURE to: 1) simulate GSD scenarios and processes of potential conflict, and 2) train practitioners to cope with these conflicts by interacting with virtual agents. A group of researchers and experts studied the platform and, through a survey-based method, they provided their endorsement of the concept. We received positive feedback and encouragement, in that the simulation of GSD processes will effectively provide training in industrial settings, helping practitioners to identify and resolve predefined problems.
AB - VENTURE is a simulation-based training platform aimed at helping practitioners overcome process problems that arise in Global Software Development (GSD). VENTURE places practitioners in simulated GSD scenarios in which they play a role and interact with Virtual Agents, who represent team members from different nationalities. VENTURE makes it possible to simulate cultural, linguistic and GSD procedural problems gathered from experience and empirical studies. This paper reports on a Feasibility Study aimed to determine the potential of VENTURE to: 1) simulate GSD scenarios and processes of potential conflict, and 2) train practitioners to cope with these conflicts by interacting with virtual agents. A group of researchers and experts studied the platform and, through a survey-based method, they provided their endorsement of the concept. We received positive feedback and encouragement, in that the simulation of GSD processes will effectively provide training in industrial settings, helping practitioners to identify and resolve predefined problems.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84904651073&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-39179-8_4
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-39179-8_4
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84904651073
SN - 9783642391781
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 36
EP - 47
BT - Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement - 20th European Conference, EuroSPI 2013, Proceedings
PB - Springer Verlag
Y2 - 25 June 2013 through 27 June 2013
ER -