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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2009 Collaboration and Intercultural Issues on Requirements |
| Subtitle of host publication | Communication, Understanding and Softskills, CIRCUS 2009 |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| Pages | 5-14 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (print) | 9781424476923 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Event | Collaboration and Intercultural Issues on Requirements: Communication, Understanding and Softskills, CIRCUS 2009 - Atlanta, GA, United States Duration: 31 Aug 2009 → 31 Aug 2009 |
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| Name | 2009 Collaboration and Intercultural Issues on Requirements: Communication, Understanding and Softskills, CIRCUS 2009 |
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Abstract
Effective communication of requirements is essential in all software projects. In distributed projects communication faces even more and bigger challenges due to the narrow communication channels that are available. Applying information theory and information flow concepts as provided by FLOW to process improvement can help to overcome challenges associated with communication of requirements in global software projects. We participated in a software project distributed over three locations in three time zones. To test the feasibility of our FLOW perspective we analyzed the projects information flows. We found communication problems that are typical in a global context. Based on FLOW theory we developed three new suggestions to overcome these problems. Finally, we present a measurement approach that can be used to evaluate our suggestions in future global projects.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science(all)
- Computer Networks and Communications
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2009 Collaboration and Intercultural Issues on Requirements: Communication, Understanding and Softskills, CIRCUS 2009. IEEE Computer Society, 2009. p. 5-14 5457328 (2009 Collaboration and Intercultural Issues on Requirements: Communication, Understanding and Softskills, CIRCUS 2009).
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T1 - Using FLOW to improve communication of requirements in globally distributed software projects
AU - Stapel, Kai
AU - Knauss, Eric
AU - Schneider, Kurt
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Effective communication of requirements is essential in all software projects. In distributed projects communication faces even more and bigger challenges due to the narrow communication channels that are available. Applying information theory and information flow concepts as provided by FLOW to process improvement can help to overcome challenges associated with communication of requirements in global software projects. We participated in a software project distributed over three locations in three time zones. To test the feasibility of our FLOW perspective we analyzed the projects information flows. We found communication problems that are typical in a global context. Based on FLOW theory we developed three new suggestions to overcome these problems. Finally, we present a measurement approach that can be used to evaluate our suggestions in future global projects.
AB - Effective communication of requirements is essential in all software projects. In distributed projects communication faces even more and bigger challenges due to the narrow communication channels that are available. Applying information theory and information flow concepts as provided by FLOW to process improvement can help to overcome challenges associated with communication of requirements in global software projects. We participated in a software project distributed over three locations in three time zones. To test the feasibility of our FLOW perspective we analyzed the projects information flows. We found communication problems that are typical in a global context. Based on FLOW theory we developed three new suggestions to overcome these problems. Finally, we present a measurement approach that can be used to evaluate our suggestions in future global projects.
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U2 - 10.1109/CIRCUS.2009.6
DO - 10.1109/CIRCUS.2009.6
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77953220592
SN - 9781424476923
T3 - 2009 Collaboration and Intercultural Issues on Requirements: Communication, Understanding and Softskills, CIRCUS 2009
SP - 5
EP - 14
BT - 2009 Collaboration and Intercultural Issues on Requirements
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - Collaboration and Intercultural Issues on Requirements: Communication, Understanding and Softskills, CIRCUS 2009
Y2 - 31 August 2009 through 31 August 2009
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