Improving validation activities in a global software development
ICSE '01 Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering
Global Software Development: Managing Virtual Teams and Environments
Global Software Development: Managing Virtual Teams and Environments
Surviving Global Software Development
IEEE Software
Leveraging Resources in Global Software Development
IEEE Software
An Empirical Study of Speed and Communication in Globally Distributed Software Development
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Global software development at siemens: experience from nine projects
Proceedings of the 27th international conference on Software engineering
ICGSE '06 Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on Global Software Engineering
A Reference Model for Global Software Development: Findings from a Case Study
ICGSE '06 Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on Global Software Engineering
Exploring the Assumed Benefits of Global Software Development
ICGSE '06 Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on Global Software Engineering
A Test Specification Method for Software Interoperability Tests in Offshore Scenarios: A Case Study
ICGSE '06 Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on Global Software Engineering
Following the sun: case studies in global software development
IBM Systems Journal
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Globally distributed software development project performance: an empirical analysis
Proceedings of the the 6th joint meeting of the European software engineering conference and the ACM SIGSOFT symposium on The foundations of software engineering
Why 'nearshore' means that distance matters
Communications of the ACM
A reference model for successful Distributed Development of Software Systems
ICGSE '07 Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Software Engineering
TAPER: A generic framework for establishing an offshore development center
ICGSE '07 Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Software Engineering
Optimizing Supplier Management in Global Software Engineering
ICGSE '07 Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Software Engineering
Coordination Practices in Distributed Software Development of Small Enterprises
ICGSE '07 Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Software Engineering
ICGSE '07 Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Software Engineering
Performance Criteria in Inter-Organizational Global Software Development Projects
ICGSE '07 Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Software Engineering
Awareness in the Wild: Why Communication Breakdowns Occur
ICGSE '07 Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Software Engineering
Philips experiences in global distributed software development
Empirical Software Engineering
ICGSE '08 Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering
The Choice of Sourcing Mechanisms for Business Processes
Information Systems Research
Patterns in Effective Distributed Software Development
IEEE Software
Software Product Transfers: Lessons Learned from a Case Study
ICGSE '10 Proceedings of the 2010 5th IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering
Strategies Facilitating Software Product Transfers
IEEE Software
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A variety of new forms of business are enabled through globalization and practiced by software organizations today. While companies go global to reduce their development costs, access a larger pool of resources and explore new markets, it is often assumed that the level of delivered services shall remain the same after implementing the sourcing decisions. In contrast, critical studies identified that global software development is associated with unique challenges, and a lot of global projects fail to mitigate the implications of a particular global setting. In this paper we explore offshore insourcing decisions on the basis of empirical research literature and an empirical field study conducted at Ericsson. By analyzing decisions in two different cases we found that each offshore insourcing decision consisted of deciding what, where, when, how and why to insource. Related empirical research and field observations suggest that not all combinations are successful and alignment between different decision points has thus a prominent role. To address these concerns we built an empirically based insourcing decision structure, which outlines a logical path through the decision options and helps selecting an offshore insourcing strategy that targets creation of the necessary alignment. The key element of the proposed approach is a structured and well-defined decision-making process, which is intended to support managers in their decision-making. The usefulness of the proposed approach is evaluated in an additional empirical case of a new offshore insourcing decision.