How to get mature global virtual teams: A framework to improve team process management in distributed software teams

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 409-435

  Guzmán, Javier García ^a   Ramos, Javier Saldaña ^a   Seco, Antonio Amescua ^a   Esteban, Ana Sanz ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geographically distributed software development; Global distributed teams; Management of IT function; Software team management; Team processes maturity; Virtual team efficacy

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; DISTRIBUTED TEAMS; IT FUNCTIONS; SOFTWARE TEAMS; TEAM PROCESS; VIRTUAL TEAM;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956059920     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11219-010-9096-5     Document Type: Article

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