TY - JOUR
T1 - Managing Risks in Distributed Software Projects: An Integrative Framework
AU - Persson, John Stouby
AU - Mathiassen, Lars
AU - Boeg, Jesper
AU - Madsen, Thomas Stenskrog
AU - Steinson, Flemming
N1 - Paper id:: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4815496&isnumber=5166534
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Software projects are increasingly geographically distributed with limited face-to-face interaction between participants. These projects face particular challenges that need carefulmanagerial attention. While risk management has been adopted with success to address other challenges within software development, there are currently no frameworks available for managing risks related to geographical distribution. On this background, we systematically review the literature on geographically distributed software projects. Based on the review, we synthesize what we know about risks and risk resolution techniques into an integrative framework for managing risks in distributed contexts. Subsequent implementation of a Web-based tool helped us refine the framework based on empirical evaluation of its practical usefulness.We conclude by discussing implications for both research and practice.
AB - Software projects are increasingly geographically distributed with limited face-to-face interaction between participants. These projects face particular challenges that need carefulmanagerial attention. While risk management has been adopted with success to address other challenges within software development, there are currently no frameworks available for managing risks related to geographical distribution. On this background, we systematically review the literature on geographically distributed software projects. Based on the review, we synthesize what we know about risks and risk resolution techniques into an integrative framework for managing risks in distributed contexts. Subsequent implementation of a Web-based tool helped us refine the framework based on empirical evaluation of its practical usefulness.We conclude by discussing implications for both research and practice.
U2 - 10.1109/TEM.2009.2013827
DO - 10.1109/TEM.2009.2013827
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0018-9391
VL - 56
SP - 508
EP - 532
JO - IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
JF - IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
IS - 3
ER -