Towards a framework for offshore outsource software development risk management model

Journal of Software

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-47

  Islam, Shareeful ^a   Houmb, Siv Hilde ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b SecureNOK Ltd   (Norway)

Author keywords

Goal modelling language; Offshore outsourced software development; Requirements engineering; Software development risks modelling

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; COST SAVING; DEVELOPMENT COSTS; DEVELOPMENT PHASIS; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; GOAL MODELS; HIGH DEMAND; LOW-WAGE COUNTRIES; MODELLING LANGUAGE; OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING; OUTSOURCE; PROCESS MODEL; PROJECT GOALS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT RISKS MODELLING;

REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; RISK MANAGEMENT;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84858990113     PISSN: 1796217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4304/jsw.6.1.38-47     Document Type: Article

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