Ebook: Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development: Second International Conference, SEAFOOD 2008, Zurich, Switzerland, July 2-3, 2008. Revised Papers

Majoreconomicupheavalscanhavethesortofe?ectthatSchumpeterforesaw60 yearsagoascreativedestruction.Inscienceandtechnology,equivalentupheavals resultfromeitherscienti?crevolutions(asobservedbyKuhn)ortheintroduction of what Christensen calls disruptive technologies. And in software engineering, there has been no technology more disruptive than outsourcing. That it should so quickly reach maturity and an unparalleled scale is truly remarkable; that it should now be called to demonstrate its sustainability in the current ?nancial turmoil is the challenge that will prove whether and how it will endure. Early signs under even the bleak market conditions of the last 12 months are that it will not only survive, it will ?rmly establish its role across the world of business. Outsourcing throws into sharp focus the entire software engineering life- cle. Topics as diverse as requirements analysis, concurrency and model-checking need to ?nd a composite working partnership in software engineering practice. This con?uence arises from need, not dogma, and the solutions required are those that will have the right e?ect on the associated activities in the world of the application: e.g., reducing the time for a transaction or making the results of a complex analysis available in real-time. While the business of outsourcing continues to be studied, the engineering innovations that make it compelling are constantly changing. It is in this milieu that this series of conferences has placed itself.

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development, SEAFOOD 2008, held in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 2-3, 2008.

The 14 papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The areas covered include extreme programming and code review, outsourcing and offshoring, global and distributed software development.

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development, SEAFOOD 2008, held in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 2-3, 2008.

The 14 papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The areas covered include extreme programming and code review, outsourcing and offshoring, global and distributed software development.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
Outsourcing through Combining Software Departments of Several Companies....Pages 1-14
Timeline Prediction Framework for Iterative Software Engineering Projects with Changes....Pages 15-32
Outsourcing-Iterative Improvement Model for Transforming Challenges to Mutual Benefits....Pages 33-45
A Structure for Management of Requirements Set for e-Learning Applications....Pages 46-58
Evaluation of Software Process Improvement in Small Organizations....Pages 59-72
An Examination of the Effects of Offshore and Outsourced Development on the Delegation of Responsibilities to Software Components....Pages 73-89
Students as Partners and Students as Mentors: An Educational Model for Quality Assurance in Global Software Development....Pages 90-106
Problems and Solutions in Distributed Software Development: A Systematic Review....Pages 107-125
Design and Code Reviews in the Age of the Internet....Pages 126-133
Preliminary Analysis for Risk Finding in Offshore Software Outsourcing from Vendor’s Viewpoint....Pages 134-148
Evidence-Based Management of Outsourced Software Projects....Pages 149-165
A Closer Look at Extreme Programming (XP) with an Onsite-Offshore Model to Develop Software Projects Using XP Methodology....Pages 166-180
Measuring and Monitoring Task Couplings of Developers and Development Sites in Global Software Development....Pages 181-195
Automated Process Quality Assurance for Distributed Software Development....Pages 196-210
Back Matter....Pages -

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development, SEAFOOD 2008, held in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 2-3, 2008.

The 14 papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The areas covered include extreme programming and code review, outsourcing and offshoring, global and distributed software development.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
Outsourcing through Combining Software Departments of Several Companies....Pages 1-14
Timeline Prediction Framework for Iterative Software Engineering Projects with Changes....Pages 15-32
Outsourcing-Iterative Improvement Model for Transforming Challenges to Mutual Benefits....Pages 33-45
A Structure for Management of Requirements Set for e-Learning Applications....Pages 46-58
Evaluation of Software Process Improvement in Small Organizations....Pages 59-72
An Examination of the Effects of Offshore and Outsourced Development on the Delegation of Responsibilities to Software Components....Pages 73-89
Students as Partners and Students as Mentors: An Educational Model for Quality Assurance in Global Software Development....Pages 90-106
Problems and Solutions in Distributed Software Development: A Systematic Review....Pages 107-125
Design and Code Reviews in the Age of the Internet....Pages 126-133
Preliminary Analysis for Risk Finding in Offshore Software Outsourcing from Vendor’s Viewpoint....Pages 134-148
Evidence-Based Management of Outsourced Software Projects....Pages 149-165
A Closer Look at Extreme Programming (XP) with an Onsite-Offshore Model to Develop Software Projects Using XP Methodology....Pages 166-180
Measuring and Monitoring Task Couplings of Developers and Development Sites in Global Software Development....Pages 181-195
Automated Process Quality Assurance for Distributed Software Development....Pages 196-210
Back Matter....Pages -
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