Ten strategies for successful distributed development

Brian Lings, Björn Lundell, Pär J. Ågerfalk, Brian Fitzgerald

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Abstract

This paper presents an overview of the field of distributed development of software systems and applications (DD). Based on an analysis of the published literature, including its use in different industrial contexts, we provide a preliminary analysis that structures existing DD knowledge, indicating opportunities but identifying threats to communication, coordination, and control caused by temporal distance, geographical distance, and socio-cultural distance. An analysis of the case and field study literature has been used to identify strategies considered effective for countering the identified threats. The paper synthesizes from these a set of 10 general strategies for successful DD which, if adopted, should lead to increased company resilience.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Transfer and Diffusion of Information Technology for Organizational Resilience
Subtitle of host publicationIFIP TC8 WG 8.6 International Working Conference, June 7-10, 2006, Galway, Ireland
EditorsBrian Donnellan, Tor Larsen, Linda Levine, Janice DeGross
Pages119-137
Number of pages19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Publication series

NameIFIP International Federation for Information Processing
Volume206
ISSN (Print)1571-5736

Keywords

  • Case studies
  • Development process
  • Distributed development framework
  • Distributed software development
  • Global software development
  • Literature analysis
  • Strategies

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