TY - GEN
T1 - The many facets of distance and space
T2 - 2012 IEEE 7th International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2012
AU - Clear, Tony
AU - Hussain, Waqar
AU - MacDonell, Stephen G.
PY - 2012/12/12
Y1 - 2012/12/12
N2 - Global software development practices are shaped by the challenges of time and 'distance', notions perceived to separate sites in a multi-site collaboration. Yet while sites may be fixed, the actors in global projects are mobile, so distance becomes a dynamic spatial dimension rather than a static concept. This empirical study applies grounded theory to unpack the nature of mobility within a three site globally distributed team setting. We develop a model for mapping the movements of team members in local and global spaces, and demonstrate its operation through static snapshots and dynamic patterns evolving over time. Through this study we highlight the complexity of 'mobility' as one facet of 'space' in globally distributed teams and illuminate its tight coupling with the accompanying dimensions of accessibility and context awareness.
AB - Global software development practices are shaped by the challenges of time and 'distance', notions perceived to separate sites in a multi-site collaboration. Yet while sites may be fixed, the actors in global projects are mobile, so distance becomes a dynamic spatial dimension rather than a static concept. This empirical study applies grounded theory to unpack the nature of mobility within a three site globally distributed team setting. We develop a model for mapping the movements of team members in local and global spaces, and demonstrate its operation through static snapshots and dynamic patterns evolving over time. Through this study we highlight the complexity of 'mobility' as one facet of 'space' in globally distributed teams and illuminate its tight coupling with the accompanying dimensions of accessibility and context awareness.
KW - distance
KW - global software development
KW - globally distributed teams
KW - mobility
KW - space
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84870666986&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICGSE.2012.14
DO - 10.1109/ICGSE.2012.14
M3 - Conference Paper
AN - SCOPUS:84870666986
SN - 9780769547879
T3 - Proceedings - 2012 IEEE 7th International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2012
SP - 144
EP - 148
BT - Proceedings - 2012 IEEE 7th International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2012
Y2 - 27 August 2012 through 30 August 2012
ER -