Requirements understanding: A challenge in global software development industrial surveys in kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Proceedings - International Computer Software and Applications Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 297-306

  Alnuem, Mohammed Abdullah ^a   Ahmad, Arshad ^b   Khan, Hashim ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Global software development; Requirements understanding; Saudi arabia kingdom of saudi arabia; Survey; Tools practices

Indexed keywords

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL; DIVERSE CULTURES; GLOBAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL SURVEYS; KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA; LOW COSTS; ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES; REQUIREMENTS UNDERSTANDING; RESOURCE MARKETS; SAUDI ARABIA; SOFTWARE COMPANY; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAMS; TIME ZONES;

SURVEYS;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84870839769     PISSN: 07303157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/COMPSAC.2012.41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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