caa a22 4500 605495734 CHVBK 20210128100532.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11219-014-9247-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11219-014-9247-1 Handover of managerial responsibilities in global software development: a case study of source code evolution and quality [Elektronische Daten] [Ronald Jabangwe, Jürgen Börstler, Kai Petersen] Studies report on the negative effect on quality in global software development (GSD) due to communication and coordination-related challenges. However, empirical studies reporting on the magnitude of the effect are scarce. This paper presents findings from an embedded explanatory case study on the change in quality over time, across multiple releases, for products that were developed in a GSD setting. The GSD setting involved periods of distributed development between geographically dispersed sites as well as a handover of project management responsibilities between the involved sites. Investigations were performed on two medium-sized products from a company that is part of a large multinational corporation. Quality is investigated quantitatively using defect data and measures that quantify two source code properties, size and complexity. Observations were triangulated with subjective views from company representatives. There were no observable indications that the distribution of work or handover of project management responsibilities had an impact on quality on both products. Among the product-, process- and people-related success factors, we identified well-designed product architectures, early handover planning and support from the sending site to the receiving site after the handover and skilled employees at the involved sites. Overall, these results can be useful input for decision-makers who are considering distributing development work between globally dispersed sites or handing over project management responsibilities from one site to another. Moreover, our study shows that analyzing the evolution of size and complexity properties of a product's source code can provide valuable information to support decision-making during similar projects. Finally, the strategy used by the company to relocate responsibilities can also be considered as an alternative for software transfers, which have been linked with a decline in efficiency, productivity and quality. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Global software development nationallicence Distributed development nationallicence Source code analysis nationallicence Software transfers nationallicence Object-oriented measures nationallicence Case study nationallicence Jabangwe Ronald Blekinge Institute of Technology, 371 79, Karlskrona, Sweden aut Börstler Jürgen Blekinge Institute of Technology, 371 79, Karlskrona, Sweden aut Petersen Kai Blekinge Institute of Technology, 371 79, Karlskrona, Sweden aut Software Quality Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 23/4(2015-12-01), 539-566 0963-9314 23:4<539 2015 23 11219 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11219-014-9247-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11219-014-9247-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jabangwe Ronald Blekinge Institute of Technology, 371 79, Karlskrona, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Börstler Jürgen Blekinge Institute of Technology, 371 79, Karlskrona, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Petersen Kai Blekinge Institute of Technology, 371 79, Karlskrona, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Software Quality Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 23/4(2015-12-01), 539-566 0963-9314 23:4<539 2015 23 11219