Agility Across Time and Space Implementing Agile Methods in Global Software Projects

From the reviews:

“The researchers and practitioners who collectively wrote this volume have been examining without prejudice what works and what does not, and trying to get at the root cause, giving us another and better perspective on this fascinating wave: the agile software development movement.” – from the Foreword by Philippe Kruchten, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

“If you have anything to do with software projects at multiple locations, you should read this book. … provides a coherent framework and a logical flow of information. … easy to read and conducive to skimming for high-value information. … useful feature is the practice of inserting practical tips in shaded panels, at regular intervals. I recommend this book to professionals involved in distributed projects … . It will also useful … to academics with research interests in agile programming, distributed software development, or both.” (Neil D. Burgess, ACM Computing Reviews, October, 2010)

Darja Šmite is a senior researcher at Blekinge Institute of Technology, which has recently been ranked as number 11 among the top institutions in the world in systems and software engineering by the Journal of Systems and Software. Her main research efforts are directed towards improving industrial practice with off-shoring and outsourcing software development. Before pursuing an academic career she has been engaged in industrial positions at a number of software houses in Latvia. Nils Brede Moe is a research scientist at SINTEF Information and Communication Technology in Trondheim, Norway. He has 11 years of experience working as a project manager and researcher within software development and is a co-author of the book “Process Improvement in Practice—A Handbook for IT Companies”. His current research interests include global software development, process improvement, self-management, and agile software development. Pär J. Ågerfalk is a professor at Uppsala University where he holdsthe Chair in Computer Science in Intersection with Social Sciences. Among many other responsibilities, he is the founding chair of the AIS Special Interest Group on Pragmatist Information Systems Research.