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Towards a Framework for Distributed Collaboration: A Study of Technology Impact on Isolation in Distributed Extreme Programming
Abstract
Over the last decade, the notion of contained systems has decreased significantly with the globalization of networks, systems and businesses of varying forms. With the increased scope of traditional networks comes a wealth of new opportunities for utilizing a more virtual presence in teamwork in order to facilitate distributed collaboration (DeMarc, Hendrickson, & Townsend, 1998). For purposes of this research, the terms distributed collaboration and virtual teams will be used interchangeable to represent the aggregation of personnel in an organization for the accomplishment of a specific and designated task of prescribed and measurable duration at a distance. A systems approach is applied to a case study of distributed extreme programming teams This research focuses primarily on gaining an understanding of the issues faced in building a distributed software product development organization (virtual software development team).
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