Software process improvement in geographically distributed softwareengineering: an initial evaluation

摘要

Presents initial findings in evaluating specific requirements forsoftware process improvement in geographically distributed processes andsuggests possible solution approaches. A case study was designed withthe purpose of identifying key issues of successful software developmentin a geographically distributed environment. The results of the casestudy indicate that communication and co-ordination of actions is themost important issue in software process improvement in geographicallydistributed environments. Research is suggesting that a co-ordinationtool for distributed development has to account for flexible exceptionhandling and role allocation which can be achieved by capturingcommitments for each role. The results of the case study are built uponby the development of a support tool utilising results from withinmulti-disciplinary work in managing commitments