This paper is based on our experiences in trying to apply software engineering practices to
development projects staffed by developers from three distinct cultures; Japan, India, and …

Cultural diversity is assumed to be a fundamental issue in global software development.
Research carried out to date has raised concerns over how to manage cultural differences in …

This paper examines the concept of culture, and the potential impact of intercultural
dynamics of software development. Many of the difficulties confronting today's global …

Large-scale software development requires coordination within and between very large
engineering teams which may be located in different buildings, on different company …

In today's world, software development is increasingly spread across national and
geographic boundaries. There is limited empirical evidence about the number and …

In order to take advantage of lower costs and wider availability of talent, managers often staff
software development projects globally. While this practice may be economically appealing …

Software development is essentially cooperative work which is collaboratively performed by
various roles of persons and tools. Communication among the members of a development …

In this paper, the author has presented the challenges in global software development and
then identified the gaps in the academic curriculum that should be addressed in order to …

There is an increasing interest in research addressing issues of global software
development. Specifying software requirements is a communication-intensive collaborative …

Global software development places extremely high demands on requirements engineering.
Learning to combine requirements engineering techniques across national, cultural and …