Dimensions of Consistency in GSD: Social Factors, Structures and Interactions

Outi Sievi-Korte; Fabian Fagerholm; Kari Systä; Tommi Mikkonen

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-64148-1_20

Dimensions of Consistency in GSD: Social Factors, Structures and Interactions

Outi Sievi-Korte^*, Fabian Fagerholm, Kari Systä, Tommi Mikkonen

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Global software development (GSD) implies a distributed development organization, where coordination is needed to efficiently achieve development objectives. So far, socio-technical congruence has examined coordination needs and activities through software code dependencies. However, GSD requires coordination beyond software artifacts. In this paper, we present an interview-based study of software practitioners from companies engaged in GSD. The study examines how different dimensions of interactions are interrelated, and how they affect software development. Our study suggests that, in addition to the relationship between organizational and technical system structure, GSD performance is affected by consistency in communication, operational procedures, and social structures. These can only partially be impacted through formal procedures, and we suggest that distributing coordination work by empowering developers could lead to increased performance.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Otsikko	Product-Focused Software Process Improvement - 21st International Conference, PROFES 2020, Proceedings
Toimittajat	Maurizio Morisio, Marco Torchiano, Andreas Jedlitschka
Sivut	315-330
Sivumäärä	16
ISBN (elektroninen)	978-3-030-64148-1
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64148-1_20
Tila	Julkaistu - 21 marraskuuta 2020
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisuussa
Tapahtuma	International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement - Turin, Italia Kesto: 26 marraskuuta 2020 → 27 marraskuuta 2020 Konferenssinumero: 21 https://www.profes-conferences.org/

Julkaisusarja

Nimi	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Kustantaja	SPRINGER
Vuosikerta	12562
ISSN (painettu)	0302-9743

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Conference	International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement
Lyhennettä	PROFES
Maa/Alue	Italia
Kaupunki	Turin
Ajanjakso	26/11/2020 → 27/11/2020
www-osoite	https://www.profes-conferences.org/

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Sievi-Korte, O., Fagerholm, F., Systä, K., & Mikkonen, T. (2020). Dimensions of Consistency in GSD: Social Factors, Structures and Interactions. teoksessa M. Morisio, M. Torchiano, & A. Jedlitschka (Toimittajat), Product-Focused Software Process Improvement - 21st International Conference, PROFES 2020, Proceedings (Sivut 315-330). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vuosikerta 12562). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64148-1_20

Sievi-Korte, Outi ; Fagerholm, Fabian ; Systä, Kari ; Mikkonen, Tommi. / Dimensions of Consistency in GSD: Social Factors, Structures and Interactions. Product-Focused Software Process Improvement - 21st International Conference, PROFES 2020, Proceedings. Toimittaja / Maurizio Morisio ; Marco Torchiano ; Andreas Jedlitschka. 2020. Sivut 315-330 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Sievi-Korte, O, Fagerholm, F, Systä, K & Mikkonen, T 2020, Dimensions of Consistency in GSD: Social Factors, Structures and Interactions. julkaisussa M Morisio, M Torchiano & A Jedlitschka (toim), Product-Focused Software Process Improvement - 21st International Conference, PROFES 2020, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vuosikerta 12562, Sivut 315-330, International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement, Turin, Italia, 26/11/2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64148-1_20

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