This is a summary from paper titled "Global Software Development – Coordination and Project Management Strategies from a Vendor Perspective" by Deshpande Sadhana, Sarah Beecham, and Ita Richardson

1. Paper
Presentation
Global Software Development –
Coordination and Project Management Strategies
from a Vendor Perspective
(Deshpande Sadhana, Sarah Beecham, and Ita
Richardson)
Achmad Giovani
13508073

2. Outline
 The Topic
 Motivation for the Topic
 Introduction
 Theoretical basis
 Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
 Conclusion
 Things that I learned

3. The Topic
 The paper is about:
comparative analysis between the human resource
management techniques of the PMBOK® Guide with
the coordination practices in GSD

4. Motivation For the Topic
 One of the main cause of GSD
Projects failure is bad project
management
 The PMBOK Guide is not enough
 Coordination is essential for team
project

5. Introduction

6. Introduction
 Software development has become
increasingly distibuted across the
globe

7. Introduction (2)
 Distance matters
◦ Exterior
◦ Interior

8. Introduction (3)
 Management of GSD project is difficult

9. Introduction (4)
 Communication, coordination, culture
and control issues
◦ Coordination >> human resource
management >> PMBOK® Guide, 2008

10. Theoretical Basis

11. Theoretical Basis
 Coordination
◦ one of the very difficult aspects of
software engineering
◦ has four main components:
 Goals
 Activities
 Actors
 Interdependencies

12. Theoretical Basis (2)
 PMBOK® Guide, 2008
◦ A recognized standard for project
management
◦ there are five sections:
 Human resource management
 Communications management
 Scope management
 Cost management
 Quality management

13. Theoretical Basis (3)
 Project human resource management
includes
“the processes that organise, manage and
lead the project teams”

14. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide

15. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide
performed by GSD teams
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide
not performed by GSD teams
 Activities not in the PMBOK® guide
performed by GSD teams

16. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(2)
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide
performed by GSD teams

17. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(3)
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide performed
by GSD teams
◦ Networking

18. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(4)
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide performed
by GSD teams
◦ Team Building

19. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(5)
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide performed
by GSD teams
◦ Training

20. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(6)
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide performed
by GSD teams
◦ Cultural Differences

21. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(7)
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide performed
by GSD teams
◦ Team Performance Assessments

22. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(8)
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide performed
by GSD teams
◦ Recognition and Rewards

23. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(9)
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide not
performed by GSD teams

24. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(10)
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide not
performed by GSD teams
◦ Organisational charts

25. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(11)
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide not
performed by GSD teams
◦ Staff acquisition and management plan

26. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(12)
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide not
performed by GSD teams
◦ Resource Calendar

27. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(13)
 Activities in the PMBOK® Guide not
performed by GSD teams
◦ Roles & Responsibilities

28. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(14)
 Activities not in the PMBOK® guide
performed by GSD teams

29. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(15)
 Activities not in the PMBOK® guide
performed by GSD teams
◦ Onsite Coordinators

30. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(16)
 Activities not in the PMBOK® guide
performed by GSD teams
◦ Bridging
Bridging

31. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(17)
 Activities not in the PMBOK® guide
performed by GSD teams
◦ Management of Attrition

32. Mapping GSD and PMBOK® Guide
(18)
 Activities not in the PMBOK® guide
performed by GSD teams
◦ Task Allocation

33. Conclusion

34. Conclusion
 The PMBOK Guide scope is limited when applied
to GSD Project Management
 A structured set of standards which focus
specifically on GSD is needed
 There are coordination activites that not in the
PMBOK Guide but important in practices:
 Onsite Coordinator: help to manage cultural
diversity
 Bridging: the way to manage cultural diversity
 Managing Attrition: can help to take necessary
step to overcome attrition
 Task Allocation: help to motivate project
member

35. Things that I Learned
 Reality is different to the theory
 The characteristics of GSD Project
make it needs a structured set of
activity that focus on GSD, including
coordination
 The PMBOK Guide doesn’t talk much
about coordination

36. Thank you
Any Questions?