TY - GEN
T1 - Follow the sun software development
T2 - 42nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS
AU - Carmel, Erran
AU - Dubinsky, Yael
AU - Espinosa, Alberto
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Follow The Sun (FTS) is a special case of global software development. FTS means that software work is handed off every day from one development site to the next - many time zones away. The main benefit is reduction in development duration. Surprisingly, unlike the broader trend of offshore outsourcing, FTS is practiced rarely and misunderstood often. In this article we present a foundation for understanding FTS including a definition, a description of its place in the life cycle, and choice of methodologies. We also present the outcomes of a first quasi-experiment designed to test FTS and measure the speed of software work. This quasi-experiment is part of our comprehensive research to explore FTS and its implications.
AB - Follow The Sun (FTS) is a special case of global software development. FTS means that software work is handed off every day from one development site to the next - many time zones away. The main benefit is reduction in development duration. Surprisingly, unlike the broader trend of offshore outsourcing, FTS is practiced rarely and misunderstood often. In this article we present a foundation for understanding FTS including a definition, a description of its place in the life cycle, and choice of methodologies. We also present the outcomes of a first quasi-experiment designed to test FTS and measure the speed of software work. This quasi-experiment is part of our comprehensive research to explore FTS and its implications.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=63349089873&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2009.218
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2009.218
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:63349089873
SN - 9780769534503
T3 - Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS
BT - Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS
Y2 - 5 January 2009 through 9 January 2009
ER -