Tools to Support Global Software Development Processes: A Survey
Speaker: Christof Ebert, Managing Director, Vector Consulting Services
Venue: IEEE Int. Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), Princeton, USA
Date: 24. Aug. 2010
The current challenges in Global Software Development (GSD) necessitate support from software tools with special features. In this work, we explain which features are desirable for these tools in the context of GSD and how these features are related to the principal challenges in this environment. We shall therefore present a survey of the tools that provide these features. The tools included in the survey were classified through the use of the ISO/IEC 12207 standard processes to determine which process is supported by each tool. A classification of the tools according to their features is also included, in which the specific features of each tool are shown. Read more on the conference and keynote...
Dr. Christof Ebert is managing director at Vector Consulting Services. A trusted advisor for companies around the world he has helped numerous companies to optimize technical product development and to manage organizational changes. Prior to that, he held engineering and management positions for fifteen years in telecommunication, IT and transportation. An internationally renowned keynote speaker, SEI certified CMMI Instructor and steering chair of the IEEE conference series on Global Software Engineering, he authored several books including his most recent book "Global Software Engineering" published by Wiley/IEEE in 2010. Contact him at christof.ebert@vector.com
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