Empirical study of communication structures and barriers in geographically distributed teams Bano, Muneera, Zowghi, Didar and Sarkissian, Natalie 2016, Empirical study of communication structures and barriers in geographically distributed teams, IET software, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 147-153, doi: 10.1049/iet-sen.2015.0112. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Empirical study of communication structures and barriers in geographically distributed teams Author(s) Bano, Muneera orcid.org/0000-0002-1447-9521 Zowghi, Didar Sarkissian, Natalie Journal name IET software Volume number 10 Issue number 5 Start page 147 End page 153 Total pages 7 Publisher IET Place of publication Piscataway, N.J. Publication date 2016 ISSN 1751-8806 Keyword(s) Science & Technology Technology Computer Science, Software Engineering Computer Science team working project management software development management software houses communication barriers geographically distributed teams Conway law organisation communication structures business processes business functions software projects geographically distributed software development organisation globally distributed software development teams CONWAYS LAW ARCHITECTURES COORDINATION Summary Conway's law asserts that communication structures of organisations constrain the design of the products they develop. This law is more explicitly observable in geographically distributed contexts because distributed teams are required to share information across different time zones and barriers. The diverse business processes and functions adopted by individual teams in geographically distributed settings create challenges for effective communication. Since the publication of Conway's law, a significant body of research has emerged in its relation to the communication structures. When it comes to software projects, the explicit observation about Conway's law has produced mixed results. The research reported in this study explores the communication structures and corresponding challenges faced by teams within a large geographically distributed software development organisation. The data was collected from relevant documents, a questionnaire and interviews with relevant stakeholders. The findings suggest that Conway's law is observable within the communication structures of globally distributed software development teams. The authors have identified the barriers and challenges of effective communications in this setting and have investigated the benefits of utilising an integrated system to overcome these challenges. Language eng DOI 10.1049/iet-sen.2015.0112 Indigenous content off Field of Research 0803 Computer Software 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30132328 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Information Technology Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 21 Nov 2019, 14:27:55 EST Fri, 22 Nov 2019, 04:04:34 EST Mon, 25 Nov 2019, 09:03:36 EST Tue, 26 Nov 2019, 05:03:57 EST Thu, 28 Nov 2019, 12:51:18 EST Thu, 28 Nov 2019, 12:53:25 EST Thu, 28 Nov 2019, 12:54:20 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 5 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 56 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 25 Nov 2019, 09:03:36 EST

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