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Challenges of the Existing Tools Used in Global Software Development Projects

Authors:
Mahmood Niazi
Sajjad Mahmood
Mohammad Alshayeb
Ayman Hroub

Keywords: Global software development; Challenges; Systematic Literature Review; Software Tools

Abstract:
Global Software Development (GSD) has been embraced by organizations due to the availability of highly trained software engineers at a relatively low cost. GSD is not a risk free activity as several GSD failures have been reported. It is anticipated that the appropriate use of available software tools can play an important role in overcoming some of the risks associated with management of GSD projects. However, there are many challenges in adopting the existing tools in globally distributed projects. The objective of this paper is to identify challenges of existing tools used in GSD projects. We have used a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach by applying customized search string derived from our research questions. We have identified 105 papers that discuss the challenges of the existing GSD tools. We have identified key challenges for adopting existing tools in GSD projects, such as: “difficulties in adopting and learning existing tools”, “inappropriate use of tools”, “lack of coverage of GSD processes” and “lack of security and privacy”. Based on our SLR results, we suggest that GSD organizations should address these challenges in order to compete in the GSD business.

Pages: 385 to 389

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: October 12, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4235

ISBN: 978-1-61208-367-4

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from October 12, 2014 to October 16, 2014