pt. I. The essence of globally distributed teams and component-based development -- The management of globally distributed software development -- The management of component-based software development pt. II. How leading firms managed component-based development in global teams -- Observations of GD CBD at LeCroy Corporation -- Observations of GD CBD at SAP -- Observations of GD CBD at TCS -- The case of Baan : how not to manage global teams -- pt. III. Component-based development in global teams : learnt lessons -- What can be learnt from these cases? -- Towards a framework of successful global distributed CBD
Summary
It is imperative to equip practitioners with a workable framework to manage component-based development in distributed environments, and to offer a theoretical construct to academics wishing to advance the study of global teams. This book outlines the key challenges faced by projects and offers tools to implement CBD in global teams
