A New Perspective on GDSD Risk Management: Agile Risk Management

Risk management in globally distributed software development (GDSD) projects is becoming a critical area of concern for practitioners. The risks in GDSD projects can be dynamic due to the multiplicity in various aspects of GDSD projects (e.g., multi-locations, multi-cultures, multi-groups, multi-standards, and multi-technologies). This multiplicity nature leads to dynamic interactions among the internal (i.e., people, process, and technology) and external elements of a GDSD project. This study aims to develop a new framework to identify the dynamic risks in GDSD projects and mitigate them using agile risk management practices. We reflect the proposed framework on a case of GDSD project in the literature, which experienced high multiplicity and thus high dynamics in its project management.

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