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Towards a Framework for Offshore Outsource Software Development Risk Management Model
Due to high demands on cost savings in software
development projects, offshore outsource software
development is becoming increasingly popular. Offshore
outsourcing takes advantages of large labor pool in lowwage
countries, round-the-clock development, and easy
access to additional resources, in addition to the
development cost savings. However, there are risks
associated to this trend, as it brings new challenges into the
development process, where some may even jeopardise the
cost savings. The geographical and cultural distance is one
part of the problem, inexperienced developers and lack of
communication and a common cultural basis are other
challenges. We therefore advocate the use of risk
management (RM) to control risks in offshore outsource
development. Here we present a RM framework tailored
for such development contexts. The model; Goal-driven
Software Development Risk Management modelling
(GSRM) framework, assesses and manages risk during the
early development phases, where risks can easier be tackled
at a reasonable cost. The framework is comprised of four
layers that together identify and link project goals, risks and
treatments together in a goal-risk causal relationship model.
The goal model makes use of an extended subset of the
KAOS goal modelling language. We report on a study
project focusing on the efficiency of the GSRM process
model