• DocumentCode
    2757796
  • Title

    Comparative analysis of teams´ growth in offshore and onshore software development projects

  • Author

    Hashmi, J. A I ; Ehsan, N. ; Mirza, E. ; Ishaque, A. ; Akhtar, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng. Manage., Center for Adv. Studies in Eng., Islamabad, Pakistan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    2-5 June 2010
  • Firstpage
    1163
  • Lastpage
    1167
  • Abstract
    Aim of this paper is to study the growth of teams working on offshore and onshore software development projects. The main attributes of the study include technical growth, communication skills and time management while working in different time zones and their financial benefits. During the execution of projects, teams get a chance to work with highly skilled, experienced and professionally sound managers. They control and execute the project using experience and adopting the best industry practices to achieve the goals timely and cost effectively. An online survey was conducted to get the views and feedback of the people and teams working on offshore and onshore software development projects through web form. This survey has also revealed the information regarding teams or individuals working on offshore software development projects which has direct or indirect impact on economic growth.
  • Keywords
    software development management; team working; time management; communication skills; economic growth; software development projects; team growth; technical growth; time management; Communication system control; Costs; Financial management; Industrial control; Outsourcing; Productivity; Programming; Project management; Research and development management; Team working; Teams growth; outsourcing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Management of Innovation and Technology (ICMIT), 2010 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6565-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6566-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICMIT.2010.5492907
  • Filename
    5492907