Author(s):
1. Nadia Ka e nat:
COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Pakistan
2. Uzair Iqbal Janjua:
COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Pakistan
3. Tahir Mustafa Madni:
COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Pakistan
4. Atta ur Rahman:
COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Pakistan
Abstract:
IGeographical distance is one of the most critical communication challenges in global software development projects; that significantly affects the projects' quality, cost, and schedule. Thus, it leads the project toward failure. Mitigation practices may help organizations overcome geographical distance challenges. In the past, the authors of this study conducted a systematic literature review to identify the geographical distance challenges and their relevant mitigation strategies to propose a conceptual framework. It is difficult to explain the exact relationship between geographical distance challenges and mitigation strategies without empirical analysis. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to empirically evaluate the proposed conceptual framework and to analyze the impact of identified mitigation strategies on geographical distance risks. The finding of this study shows that different mitigation strategies have a significant impact on different geographical distance risks with a p-value<0.01. Based on the results, this research can help software organizations to tackle geographical distance challenges by using appropriate mitigation strategies to reduce the software project's failure rate.
Page(s):
21-40
Published:
Journal: KIET Journal of Computing & Information Sciences, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Year: 2022
Keywords:
distributed software development
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Global Software Development
,
distributed Software Development
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Mitigation strategies
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Empirical Evaluation
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Communication Challenges
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Geographical Distance Risks
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