ABSTRACT

Economics and technology have dramatically re-shaped the landscape of software development. It is no longer uncommon to find a software development team dispersed across countries or continents. Geographically distributed development challenges the ability to clearly communicate, enforce standards, ensure quality levels, and coordinate tasks. Globa

part |2 pages

Section I. INTRODUCTION

chapter 1|6 pages

Motivation

part |2 pages

Section II: PLANNING

chapter 3|14 pages

Requirements Engineering

chapter 4|14 pages

Requirements for the Architecture

chapter 5|16 pages

Architecture

chapter 6|12 pages

Risk Analysis

chapter 7|14 pages

Project Planning Process

chapter 8|16 pages

Project Estimation

part |2 pages

Section III. ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

chapter 9|12 pages

Software Development Teams

chapter 10|12 pages

Supplier Manager

part |2 pages

Section IV: MONITORING AND CONTROL

chapter 11|14 pages

Quality Assurance

chapter 13|12 pages

Communication

part |2 pages

Section V: CASE STUDIES

chapter 14|20 pages

GSP 2005

chapter 15|8 pages

DPS2000

chapter 16|8 pages

FS2000

chapter 17|8 pages

BAS

part |2 pages

Section VI: CONCLUDING REMARKS

chapter 18|10 pages

Conclusions