Synchronous training in distributed software development team

In the changing development industry, training for the project team members is necessary to maintain with the most up-to-date tools and techniques. The software development organizations that provide appropriate training to their employees can expect e a higher quality from their development. In global software development as project members are scattered geographically, the training for the employees is a great challenge for the companies. The paper discusses methods for globally distributed technical person training in order to produce an effective and economical product. The paper analysed the use of synchronous and asynchronous training in the distributed software development context. The major facts that affect the online learning, particularly in a distributed environment are discussed. The paper identifies synchronous training as the method to minimize the issues due to time, distance and cost, which are the predominant factors that affect training of a software development team which is globally scattered.

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