Mashael Saeed Alqhtani; M. Rizwan Jameel Qureshi

A Proposal to Improve Communication between Distributed Development Teams

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Author(s)

Mashael Saeed Alqhtani ^1,* M. Rizwan Jameel Qureshi ¹

1. Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

* Corresponding author.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijisa.2014.12.05

Received: 8 Feb. 2014 / Revised: 13 Jun. 2014 / Accepted: 11 Sep. 2014 / Published: 8 Nov. 2014

Index Terms

Distributed System Development (DSD), Integrated Development Environments (IDE), Communication, Conflict

Abstract

Distributed system development (DSD) is implemented by distributed development teams that are separated by long distances and different time-zones. Communication between distributed development teams in distributed software development applies a major and critical role in the success of process. Conflicts between distributed teams bring high risks to fail a development project due to poor communication. Therefore, it is important for distributed teams to communicate effectively to complete a successful project. In this paper, the authors propose an improved solution for effective communication among distributed development team by integrating administrative and technical procedures to successfully complete a project. Survey is used as a research design to validate the proposed solution. The results show that the respondents support the proposed solution that it will solve the industry problem by providing an effective means of communication in a DSD environment.

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Mashael Saeed Alqhtani, M. Rizwan Jameel Qureshi, "A Proposal to Improve Communication between Distributed Development Teams", International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications(IJISA), vol.6, no.12, pp.34-39, 2014. DOI:10.5815/ijisa.2014.12.05

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