Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering
Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering
Secrets of Software Success: Management Insights from 100 Software Firms around the World
Secrets of Software Success: Management Insights from 100 Software Firms around the World
IT outsourcing evolution---: past, present, and future
Communications of the ACM - Wireless networking security
CMMI Guidlines for Process Integration and Product Improvement
CMMI Guidlines for Process Integration and Product Improvement
Challenges of Global Software Development
METRICS '01 Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Software Metrics
The impact of software process improvement on quality: in theory and practice
Information and Management
Seven Hot Outsourcing Practices
IEEE Software
Towards partnership in software subcontracting
Computers in Industry
Developing Superior Outsourcing Programs
IT Professional
Why 'nearshore' means that distance matters
Communications of the ACM
Profit-focused supplier management: how to identify risks and recognize opportunities
Profit-focused supplier management: how to identify risks and recognize opportunities
Using scrum in a globally distributed project: a case study
Software Process: Improvement and Practice - Global Software Development: Where Are We Headed?
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Software systems and projects have become more and more distributed. This emphasises the need for ensured software quality, which impacts e.g. customer satisfaction, development costs, and delivery schedules. Concerns about the software quality become even more important in the case of subcontracted software projects, and in the case of multi-site projects in particular. In this paper we describe a practise-derived process to assess the potential subcontractors at their selection stage and later to evaluate the cooperation with them. For both purposes, particular criteria suites and frameworks are proposed. The criteria include software-specific and productivity metrics, but also more qualitative criteria. We report initial observations from usage of the process in industry. The assessment results are expected to help in making decisions about subcontractor selection, and later on assigning specific types of projects to specific subcontractors based on their suitability.