Global Software and It: A Guide to Distributed Development, Projects, and Outsourcing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780470636190)

Based on the author's first-hand experience and expertise, this book offers a proven framework for global software engineering. Readers will learn best practices for managing a variety of software projects, coordinating the activities of several locations across the globe while accounting for cultural differences. Most importantly, readers will learn how to engineer a first-rate software product as efficiently as possible by fully leveraging global personnel and resources.

Global Software and IT takes a unique approach that works for projects of any size, examining such critical topics as:

• Executing a seamless project across multiple locations
• Mitigating the risks of off-shoring
• Developing and implementing processes for global development
• Establishing practical outsourcing guidelines
• Fostering effective collaboration and communication across continents and culture

This book provides a balanced framework for planning global development, covering topics such as managing people in distributed sites and managing a project across locations. It delivers a comprehensive business model that is beneficial to anyone looking for the most cost-effective, efficient way to engineer good software products.

Author: Christof Ebert
ISBN-10: 047063619X
ISBN-13: 9780470636190
Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Computer Society PR
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2011
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d