Global Software Teams: Colloborating Across Borders and Time Zones (Paperback)

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Presents the latest best practices & real-world case studies in global software development showing what works & what does not work. Covers technical, procedural, managerial, & cultural issues. Paper. DLC: Computer software Development.

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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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (January 2, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 013924218X
• ISBN-13: 978-0139242182
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #314,268 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book you should not miss., April 15, 1999

By	G. J. Hofstede "Gert Jan Hofstede" (Ede Netherlands) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you have anything to do with global software development, read this book. It will bring you food for thought and fun and you will profit a lot. The book is never too deep to be readable nor too shallow to be usable, and obviously based on a wealth of real-world experience. I much liked the absence of over-hyped rhetoric.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was written to be read!, February 23, 2000

By	Donald O'Neill (Montgomery Village, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

This book is a gold mine! For those needing guidance in global software development practice, this book is a must read."Global Software Teams" supplies orginal prescriptions for dealing with cultural differences and collaborative teams not found anywhere. A work in progress, the advice on Global Information Systems Teams is well reasoned. Important telecommunications, development, methodologies, architecture and task alloiaction, and management techniques provide a useful survey of pertinent topics that will benefit any project, especially those engaged in global software development.Dr. Erran Carmel has written a book software managers can use.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thought Leadership on Global Implementations, January 3, 2002

By	"globalprojectmanager" (Riverwoods, IL USA) - See all my reviews

Global Software Teams provides an excellent resource for projects teams embarking on a global implementation project. The book provides insight into how to engage team members of different cultures and backgrounds as well as tools to use to support their continued active participation on the project. I have employed the key messages from the book on my global projects with excellent results.