Critical challenges in offshore software development outsourcing: An empirical study

Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering, SE 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 29-36

  Khan, Siffat Ullah ^a   Niazi, Mahmood ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAKAND   (Pakistan)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^c RIPHAH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empirical study; Global software development

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION GAPS; CONTRACTUAL BUSINESS; COST-SAVING; CRITICAL CHALLENGES; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GLOBAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; HIGH-QUALITY SOFTWARE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RESEARCH PAPERS; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES;

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES; OUTSOURCING; QUALITY OF SERVICE; SURVEYS;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84864753528     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2316/P.2012.780-019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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