Global software development challenges: A case study on temporal, geographical and socio-cultural distance

Proceedings - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 3-11

  Holmstrom, Helena ^a   Conchúir, Eoin Ó ^a   Ågerfalk, Pär J ^a   Fitzgerald, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

GLOBAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (GSD); SOCIO-CULTURAL DISTANCE; STAKEHOLDERS; UNITED STATES;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 38649089462     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICGSE.2006.261210     Document Type: Conference Paper

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