Managing Software Development in Globally Distributed Teams

摘要

Many companies in the U.S., Europe, and Japan are now building or contracting for new software products, components, and custom-designed systems that will be created in globally distributed teams, such as in India or China, and increasingly in Russia, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. While taking advantage of lower costs and broader talent pools around the world, the problem with this trend is that the world is not exactly "flat," as Thomas Friedman of the New York Times has asserted. Many companies send programming, engineering, and technical back-office work overseas and get excellent results.