Global software development (GSD) is increasingly the norm. As firms expand into new
markets overseas, acquire companies in different countries, and recruit talented developers …

Software development governance is a nascent field of research. Establishing how it is
framed early, can significantly affect the progress of contributions. This position paper …

At its essence software development governance is about guiding the development
organization so that it produces value that aligns with the needs of the business. As software …

Governance has emerged in the last few years as critical to the success of software
development, a result of an increased focus on team work. Governance of software teams …

Teams differ in the way they define roles and responsibilities and in the level of formalism by
which they establish and communicate these definitions. Responsibilities are not always …

ABSTRACT Does the Rational Jazz® platform provide adequate services to facilitate the
creation of research prototypes in an end-to-end, full lifecycle domain like software …

IBM software development governor is a novel tool that supports specification and
enactment of governance in software development environments. It enables specifying key …

Small and medium software companies exhibit many special features that give reason for a
dedicated approach to process improvement. They often cannot afford implementing …

Distributed agile development (DAD) projects require effective governance mechanisms to
address challenges such as coordination, communication, culture, and technology as well …

This paper describes our experience with IBM's Rational Jazz tm platform for collaboration
and for coordinating software development in the context of a medium sized service …