Global Software Teams: Colloborating Across Borders and Time Zones - Couverture souple

Carmel, Erran

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 013924218X ISBN 13 : 9780139242182

Editeur : Prentice Hall, 2011

Synopsis

KEY BENEFIT:Whether you're already involved in a global software team, or planning to be, this book brings together the hard-headed analysis and proven "best practices" solutions you need to get the results you're aiming for.KEY TOPICS:Software development is tough enough when done locally -- it's even tougher when culture, language, distance and time-zone differences come into play. Global Software Teams presents a blend of tough case studies and best-practices research to help you dramatically increase your odds of success. Expert consultant Erran Carmel evaluates the success of global software teams to date, and shows the five "centrifugal forces" that can drive them apart. Next, he introduces six equally powerful "centripetal forces" managers can use to keep things together: stronger telecom infrastructure, better collaborative technologies, a solid development methodology; careful architecture and task allocation; team building and more. He offers carefully-considered ideas about integrating global IS organizations, and a "best practices" roundup of what really seems to work.MARKET:For all software professionals, especially those who organize, lead, or participate in, software teams that cross international boundaries.

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À propos de l?auteur

ERRAN CARMEL teaches cutting edge Information Technology courses and directs American University's program in Management of Global Information Technology in Washington, DC. He has studied nearly 100 software companies and published over thirty articles on software development and information systems. He resides in Bethesda, MD.

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The first best-practices guide to organizing and managing global software teams. Examine what drives global teams apart and what keeps them together. Covers technical, procedural, managerial, and cultural issues Includes real-world global case studies.

Software development is tough enough when it's done locally - but it's even tougher when you're trying to manage cultural, language, and time-zone differences too. In Global Software Teams, expert consultant Erran Carmel brings together the latest best practices and real-world case studies in global software development-showing what works and what doesn't.

Discover five "centrifugal forces" that drive global teams apart and six equally powerful "centripetal forces" you can use to hold things together. Learn the best ways to apply:

• Telecommunications infrastructure.
• Collaborative technologies.
• Development methodologies.
• Software frameworks and architectures.
• Team building techniques, and more.

Learn how to build trust among key players regardless of location. Discover which projects best lend themselves to global teams. Understand the obstacles to "follow-the-sun" software development. Whether you're already involved in a global software project - or expect to be - this book provides the answers that can make the difference between success and failure.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prentice Hall
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 013924218X
• ISBN 13: 9780139242182
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible