Global Software and IT A Guide to Distributed Development, Projects, and Outsourcing

by Ebert, Christof

• ISBN13: 9780470636190
• ISBN10: 047063619X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr

Summary

Global software engineering, implying both internal and outsourced development, is a fast-growing scenario within industry; the growth rates in some sectors are more than 20% per year. However, half of all offshoring activities are cancelled within the first 2 years, at tremendous unanticipated cost to the organization. #xA0; This book will provide a more balanced framework for planning global development, covering topics such as managing people in distributed sites, managing a project across locations, mitigating the risk of offshoring, processes for global development, practical outsourcing guidelines, collaboration, and communication. Drawing on the author's vast experience, it shares best practices and survival strategies from projects of various types and sizes that involve different continents and diverse cultures.

Author Biography

Christof Ebert, PhD, is Managing Director at Vector Consulting Services. He supports companies around the world to improve product development and strategy and to manage organizational changes. 'Dr. Ebert sits on a number of advisory and industry bodies. Over the years, he has set up and improved several offshoring sites and performed due diligence assessments. He serves on the executive board of the IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering series and teaches at the University of Stuttgart.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
About the Author	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Strategy
Different Business Models	p. 7
The Bright Side: Benefits	p. 15
The Dark Side: Challenges	p. 19
Deciding the Business Model	p. 27
Preparing the Business Case	p. 33
Development
Requirements Engineering	p. 39
Estimation and Planning	p. 45
Development Processes	p. 53
Practice: Global Software Architecture Development	p. 59
Practice: Software Chunks and Distributed Development	p. 69
Configuration Management	p. 81
Open Source Development	p. 83
Quality Control	p. 89
Tools and IT Infrastructure	p. 95
Practice: Collaborative Development Environments	p. 109
Management
Life-Cycle Management	p. 127
Supplier Selection and Evaluation	p. 131
Supplier Management	p. 135
Practice: IT Outsourcing-A Supplier Perspective	p. 141
Monitoring Cost, Progress, and Performance	p. 151
Risk Management	p. 165
Practice: Risk Assessment in Globally Distributed Projects	p. 179
Intellectual Property and Information Security	p. 189
Practice: Global Software Engineering in Avionics	p. 193
Practice: Global Software Engineering in Automotive	p. 209
People and Teams
Work Organization and Resource Allocation	p. 227
Roles and Responsibilities	p. 237
Soft Skills	p. 241
Training and Coaching	p. 245
Practice: People Factors in Globally Distributed Projects	p. 249
Practice: Requirements Engineering in Global Teams	p. 257
Practice: Educating Global Software Engineering	p. 269
Advancing Your Own Business
Key Take-Away Tips	p. 283
Global Software and IT Rules of Thumb	p. 293
The World Remains Flat	p. 297
Appendices
Checklist/Template: Getting Started	p. 303
Checklist/Template: Self Assessment	p. 309
Checklist/Template: Risk Management	p. 315
Glossary and Abbreviations	p. 319
Bibliography	p. 339
Index	p. 349
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