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Choice of Agile Methodologies in Global Software Development
R.Sriram, PhD Research Scholar
Department of Management Studies
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, TN 600 036, INDIA,
Email: ms12d006@smail.iitm.ac.in, Phone: +91 9840922862 (M)
Saji K Mathew, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, TN 600 036, INDIA,
Email: saji@iitm.ac.in, Phone: +91 44 2257 4573 (O)
Abstract
Although both agile and global software development are apparently incompatible in
many respects, some recent studies have shown a growing interest in the adoption of
agile methods in globally distributed software development projects. Further analysis of
literature on agile methods and GSD showed agile methods could be tailored to
produce optimal performance in the context of GSD. Following multiple case study
approach, this research seeks to address the determinants of fit between agile methods
and global software development and how the fit impacts project governance.
Keywords – Agile, distributed software development, global software development,
project governance, fit.
R. Sriram is currently pursuing his PhD from Department of Management Studies,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras. He has 14 years of work experience in Indian
Software industry and has played roles of Project Manager, Delivery Manager and
Delivery head. His areas of academic interest are Global sourcing, Performance of
Global software development and his present work is on Using Agile Methodologies in
Global software development.
Saji K. Mathew is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Management
Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras. His PhD work and subsequent
academic engagements focused on the role of Information Technology in Management.
As a Fulbright Scholar, he studied risk mitigation in offshore IT outsourcing in the Indo-
US context at the Goizueta Business School of Emory University, Atlanta (USA). His
present research interest covers risks and their mitigation strategies in offshore IT
outsourcing, issues in IT infrastructure management services and data mining and
business intelligence in retail industry. His teaches courses such as Management
Information Systems, Data Warehousing and Data Mining, IT Services & Outsourcing
and Information Systems Development. He has also worked in manufacturing firms in
the private and public sector for about 10 years. He has provided industrial training and
consulting for companies such as Exxon Mobile, Genpact, HP Globalsoft, Oracle India
and Primus Retail.
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