A conceptual framework of challenges and solutions for managing global software maintenance

Journal of Software: Evolution and Process

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 763-792

  Ulziit, Bayarbuyan ^a   Warraich, Zeeshan Akhtar ^b   Gencel, Cigdem ^c,d   Petersen, Kai ^e  

^a In Process AB   (Sweden)

^b Nasdaq OMX   (Sweden)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

^d DEISER   (Spain)

^e BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

distributed development; global software engineering; management; outsourcing; software maintenance

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; OUTSOURCING; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS; DISTRIBUTED DEVELOPMENT; GLOBAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; GLOBAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; GROUNDED THEORY METHODS; PERFORMING MAINTENANCE; SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE PROCESS; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE;

EID: 84943163600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20477481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smr.1720     Document Type: Article

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