Authors:
Rodrigo Augusto dos Santos
;
Avelino F. Zorzo
and
Sabrina Marczak
Affiliation:
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Keyword(s):
Distributed Systems, Distributed Teams, Project Management, Life Cycle, SDLC, PLC.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Applications
;
Databases and Information Systems Integration
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Information Systems Analysis and Specification
;
Operational Research
;
Organisational Issues on Systems Integration
;
Project Management
;
Software Engineering
;
Tools, Techniques and Methodologies for System Development
Abstract:
Since the 1970’s, Distributed Systems have been turning into a more viable and reliable option for the implementation of information systems. This evolution continued ever since, and now they are applicable to a variety of purposes, such as online games, cloud computational solutions, etc. It is possible then to assume that today, Distributed Systems are found everywhere, and that there is a great probability for any given in-progress software development project to be using this paradigm as part of its delivery. Thus, it is relevant to study the impacts that Distributed Systems bring to Project Management. In this paper we discuss those impacts and challenges, as well as propose a Software Development Lifecycle and some associated practices that are to be used for software development projects involving Distributed Systems. Such practices are optimized for implementation under a Waterfall model, but are also adaptable for use with well known agile framework Scrum. The preliminary va
lidation with industry professionals suggests that our proposals do support more appropriate management and execution of projects involving Distributed Systems solutions.
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