Current research has shown that global software development (GSD) organizations rely on
agile methods to guarantee better communication, coordination, and improved productivity …

Distributed Scrum adapts the Scrum project management framework for geographically
distributed software teams. Experimentally evaluating the effectiveness of Distributed Scrum …

Risk management in distributed software development (DSD) is a well-researched area,
providing different methods for assessing risks and suggesting control strategies. However …

In this paper, we report on our experience of using design structure matrices (DSMs),
derived from architecture models developed at early stages of the project, to reveal the …

Software development outsourcing is becoming more and more famous because of the
advantages like cost abatement, process enhancement, and coping with the scarcity of …

Global Software Development (GSD) continues to grow substantially and it is fast becoming
the norm and fundamentally different from local Software Engineering development. Withal …

As offshoring is becoming mainstream, companies are moving towards using agile methods.
Offshoring has many advantages such as reduced development cost, proximity to market …

Context: Productivity refers to the rate at which a company produces goods, and its
observation takes into account the number of people and the amount of other necessary …

The motivation of software engineers affects the quality of the software they produce.
Motivation can be viewed in terms of needs. The key need for a software engineer is to …

Software development projects have become a challenge for both industry and academia
regarding the performance evaluation of teams. Recently, a Stochastic Automata Networks …