On the Suitability of Particular Software Development Roles to Global Software Development

  • Authors:
  • Michael T. Lane;Par J. Agerfalk

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • ICGSE '08 Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

Global software development surfaces various challenges and benefits that are not always present in co-located teams. The purpose of this paper is to explore a set of propositions that address the suitability of four different software development roles to Global software development (GSD). A qualitative research approach was applied to collaborations undertaken between remote counterparts playing the same development role in various GSD projects. Specific development roles were considered: business analyst, designer, developer and development-support. A framework that details the benefits and challenges of GSD was used as a basis for this research. Suitability of a role to GSD is based upon the balance of challenges and benefits discovered in that role's case. Finally, opportunities for future research are presented.