| • Strategic issues: |
when, to whom and how, task allocation. |
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| • Communication issues: |
distance, time zone difference,
infrastructure support, distinct backgrounds, lack of
informal communication.
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| • Coordination |
complexity
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| • Cultural issues: |
vendor support, access to
experts, software practices that need face-to-face comm.
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| • Geographical dispersion: |
power distance, individualism vs.
collectivism, attitude to time etc.
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| • Technical issues: |
information and artifact sharing,
software architecture.
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| • Knowledge management: |
slow communication, poor
documentation, tacit knowledge, repositories etc.
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