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Global Software Development Project Management – Distance Overcoming

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Software Process Improvement (EuroSPI 2004)

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Global software development becomes one of the most significant trends in the information technology market expansion. This research paper deals with the difficulties and risks examined in global projects in one of the software development companies in Latvia. The research uncovers areas of concern and aims to develop a standardized framework for global project management overcoming the problems brought by distance between the parties involved. The author emphasizes the necessity of unified process framework in global project management and provides her research approach on the way to a deep understanding of global software development.

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  1. Riga Information Technology Institute, Audit and Consulting, Kuldigas iela 45b, LV-1083, Riga, Latvia

    Darja Šmite

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    Torgeir Dingsøyr

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Šmite, D. (2004). Global Software Development Project Management – Distance Overcoming. In: Dingsøyr, T. (eds) Software Process Improvement. EuroSPI 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3281. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30181-3_3

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