A Project Management Framework for Global Software Development

Abstract

Global software development (GSD) is a prevalent trend which has fascinated most software companies. However, the failure rate of GSD projects reveals the fact that these types of projects are not an easy endeavor. Management of GSD project is a domain where standards are still lacking and companies are still struggling to acquire a win-win situation. Project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) provides a standard framework for managing projects. However, the framework does not consider the aspects of GSD. Thus, it can't be applied directly for GSD projects. In this paper, we have proposed a project management framework for GSD projects. This framework assimilates the knowledge areas of PMBOK with knowledge areas needed for effective management of GSD. It would guide GSD project manager about the aspects to be considered while executing distributed projects. This framework would also act as a baseline to researchers for further investigation in GSD project management domain.

Prioritizing the Issues extracted for Getting Right People on Right Project in Software Project Management From Vendors’ Perspective

“…Jain and Suman [34] tried to highlight GSD challenges and stressed that GSD project managers commonly faced communicational barriers, linguistic hurdles, knowledge sharing, and coordination related issues. Abufardeh and Magel [35] showed cultural hurdles & linguistic issues in offshore outsourcing development and emphasized at overall cultural affection on GSD projects.…”

The New Normal Strategy for Project Management in Directorate General of Customs and Excise

“…Integration: cross-functional integration can be done and supported by integration management software [28] [30]. [29], as well as public policy making support [39].…”

“…2. Organization: understand the organizational structure and culture, especially for cross-functional teams or internal collaboration with vendors [27], [28]; good communication between organizational structures to minimize the risks that arise [27], [28]; the existence of knowledge sharing or knowledge management can assist team members in completing projects well [27]; as well as the availability of adequate infrastructure and budget as a form of support from project development [28], [29]. 3.…”

“…3. Personnel: the ability, commitment, and trust of good team members [29], [34]; good coordination and commitment not only for team members but also for related stakeholders [34], [35]; good emotional intelligence and personal development to maintain good cooperation and communication between team members [34], [35]. 4.…”

Influence of Project Management in Requirement Engineering Process for Global Software Development

“…The majority of the software companies have already started the software development in a distributed environment with the advent of cheap, high speed and reliable communication but about 40% of GSD projects were failed in providing the desired results [1]. Inefficiently managed the GSD projects is one of the major cause of failure.…”