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Mitigating issues in global software developments by means of mentoring

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Cristina Casado-Lumbreras,

Ricardo Colomo-PalaciosAuthors Info & Claims

CompSysTech '15: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies

Pages 69 - 74

https://doi.org/10.1145/2812428.2812460

Published: 25 June 2015 Publication History

Abstract

In knowledge intensive organizations mentoring has emerged as an efficient practice for the development of these personnel. In this scenario, software development has evolved in the previous years due to the impact of globalization. Global Software Development (GSD) emerged to cover specific aspects of distributed software development in global settings. Taking this into account, personnel development practices in GSD must be a focus of interest for both practitioners and academics alike. This paper presents an exploratory study conducted by means of a Delphi technique on the significance of mentoring practices in GSD teams. Results highlight the importance of mentoring for cultural, team working and behavioural issues and give less importance to technical issues related to software development.

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Welsch DBurk LMötefindt DNeumann MHong JPark J(2024)Navigating Cultural Diversity: Barriers and Benefits in Multicultural Agile Software Development TeamsProceedings of the 39th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing10.1145/3605098.3635988(818-825)Online publication date: 8-Apr-2024
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