The problem of private information in large software organizations

Authors:
Jonathan L. Krein;Patrick Wagstrom;Stanley M. Sutton, Jr.;Clay Williams;Charles D. Knutson
Affiliations:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA;IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA;IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA;IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA;Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Software and Systems Process
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Coordination of project stakeholders is critical to timely and consistent software delivery. In this short paper we present the problem of private information as a guiding framework or lens through which to interpret coordination dynamics within software organizations. We provide evidence of this problem in the form of specific challenges, collected via interviews from a diverse set of extended (i.e., non-development) stakeholders in a globally distributed software development organization.