Industry talks and in appearance public press
2017
- Presentation by Darja Šmite – "Software teams and their knowledge networks in large-scale software development" at the Smidig utvikling i stor skala seminar in Oslo, Norway (2017-03-30)
- Debate article in Dagens Industri – Darja Šmite: Flytt till låglöneländer blir dyrköpt erfarenhet (2016-10-05)
- Follow-up article in Sydöstran (2016-10-06)
- An interview with Darja Šmite in the Ingenjoren – Svårt beräkna effekt av utlandsflytt (2016-11-12)
An interview in the Affärsliv – “Att flytta ett projekt innebär nästan alltid en försämmring" (2016-11-08) - Presentation by Darja Šmite – "A deep dive into the true cost of offshoring" at the Distribuert smidig utvikling seminar in Oslo, Norway (2016-11-17)
- Quantifying the unquantifiable: Results from cost calculation for a Dutch-Indian outsourcing collaboration by Darja Šmite. Presented at an industry seminar organized by SINTEF in May 2014, in Trondheim, Norway.
- Quantifying the unquantifiable: Results from cost calculation for a Dutch-Indian outsourcing collaboration by Darja Šmite and Rini van Solingen. Presented to the companies participating in the research, in May 2014, in Delft, the Netherlands.
- Transactive memory theory – Explaining why some teams perform better than others by Darja Šmite and Aivars Šāblis. Presented at Ericsson, Lindholmen in February 2014, in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Sweden and the East: How to Compete? by Darja Šmite. Presented at DevCon 2013, organized by TelecomCity in Karlskrona, Sweden
Academic speeches
2016
- Keynote speech by Darja Šmite and Rini van Solingen at the Autumn conference organized by Netherlands Software Metrics users Association (NESMA) under the theme "What has outsourcing ever brought to us?", November 2016, in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
- Presentation by Ricardo Britto at ESEM conference, September 2016, Spain.
- Presentation by Aivars Šāblis at the Workshop on Principles of Large-Scale Agile Development XP conference organized in co-location with XP 2016 conference in May 2016, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- Keynote speech by Lars-Ola Damm at the Workshop on Principles of Large-Scale Agile Development organized in co-location with XP 2014 conference in May 2014, in Rome, Italy.
- The leader role in large-scale agile development by Lars-Ola Damm given at XP 2014 conference in May 2014, in Rome, Italy.
Academic publications
Submitted / To be submitted
- R. Britto, D. Šmite , L-O. Damm , and J. Börstler, “Learning and Performance Evolution of Immature Remote Teams in Large-Scale Software Projects: An Industrial Case Study”
- R. Britto, D. Cruzes, D. Šmite, and A. Šāblis, "On-boarding software developers and teams in globally distributed projects: A multi-case study". To be submitted to Journal of Software: Evolution and Process
- D. Šmite, N. B. Moe, A. Šāblis and C. Wohlin, “Software Teams and Their Knowledge Networks in Large-Scale Software Development” in the journal of Information and Software Technology, 2017, Volume 86, pp. 71–86.
- D. Šmite, R. Britto, R. van Solingen, “Calculating the Extra Costs and the Bottom-line Hourly Cost of Offshoring”, in Proceedings of the 12th IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), 2017. Best paper award.
- R. Britto, D. Šmite and L.-O. Damm, “Software Architects in Large-Scale Distributed Projects: An Ericsson Case Study” IEEE Software, Special issue on Software Architect’s Role in the Digital Age, 2016, 33 (6): 48-55.
- S. Šāblis and D. Šmite, “Agile Teams in Large-Scale Distributed Context – Isolated or Connected?”, In Proceedings of the Scientific Workshop Proceedings of XP2016. ACM, Article 10 , 2016, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2962695.2962705.
- R. Jabangwe, D. Šmite, and E. Hessbo “Distributed Software Development in an Offshore Outsourcing Project: A Case Study of Source Code Evolution and Quality”, In: the journal of Information and Software Technology, April 2016, Vol. 72, pp. 125–136.
- R. Jabangwe, C. Wohlin, K. Petersen, D. Šmite, and J. Börstler "A Method for Investigating the Quality of Evolving Object-Oriented Software Using Defects in Global Software Development Projects", In the Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, 2016, 28(8): 622–641.
- R. Britto, D. Šmite and L.-O. Damm, "Experiences from Measuring Team Performance Changes in Large-Scale Distributed Software Development", an industry paper in the proceedings of the ESEM conference, Best paper award.
- D. Šmite and R. van Solingen "What’s the real hourly rate of offshoring?", IEEE Software, DOI: 10.1109/MS.2015.82, 2016, 33(5): 60-70.
- C. Wohlin, D. Šmite and N. B. Moe, "A general theory of software engineering: Balancing human, social and organizational capitals", in Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 109, No. 11, 2015, pp. 229–242 – download
- D. Šmite, F. Calefato, C. Wohlin "Cost-Savings in Global Software Engineering: Where's the Evidence?", in IEEE Software, 2015, 32(4): 26-32.
- R. Jabangwe, J. Börstler, D. Smite and C. Wohlin, "Empirical Evidence on the Link between Object-Oriented Measures and External Quality Attributes: A Systematic Literature Review”, Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 640-693, 2015.
- M. A. Razzak and D. Šmite “Knowledge Management Strategies in Globally Distributed Agile Projects – Lesson Learned”, In proceedings of the 10th IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), 2015, pp. 81-89
- D. Šmite, M. Kuhrmann, and P. Keil, “Virtual Teams: Guest Editor’s Introduction”, Special issue on virtual teams, IEEE Software, 2014, 31(6): 41 – 46.
- N. B. Moe, D. Šmite, G. K. Hanssen and H. Barney, “From offshore outsourcing to insourcing and partnerships: four failed outsourcing attempts”, In: the Journal of Empirical Software Engineering, 2014, 19(5): 1225-1258.
- D. Šmite “Distributed Project Management” in Software Project Management in a Changing World, Eds. G. Ruhe and C. Wohlin, ISBN 978-3-642-55035-5, pp. 301-320.
- N. B. Moe, D. Šmite, A. Šāblis, A.-L. Börjesson, and P. Andréasson “Networking in a Large-Scale Distributed Agile Project”, In proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), 2014. Best industry paper award.
- D. Šmite, C. Wohlin, Z. Galviņa, R. Prikladnicki “An Empirically Based Terminology and Taxonomy for Global Software Engineering”, In: the journal of Empirical Software Engineering. 2014, 19(1): 105-153.
- T. Dingsoyr, and D. Šmite “Knowledge Management Strategies in Global Software Development Projects” In: the journal of IT Pro, 2014, January/February, pp. 22-29.
- R. Jabangwe, K. Petersen, and D. Smite, “Visualization of Defect Inflow and Resolution Cycles: Before, During and After Transfer”, In: Proceedings of the APSEC conference, 2013
- T. Dingsøyr, N. B. Moe "Research challenges in large-scale agile software development". ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes 38(5): 38-39 (2013)
- D. Šmite and D. S. Cruzes, “Expectations and Achievements: A Longitudinal Study on an Offshoring Strategy”, In: Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), 2013
- S. Betz, D. Šmite, S. Fricker, A. Moss, W. Afzal, M. Svahnberg, C. Wohlin, J. Börstler, and T. Gorschek “An Evolutionary Perspective on Socio-Technical Congruence: The Rubber Band Effect”, In: proceedings of the 3rd international workshop on Replication in Empirical Software Engineering Research (RESER), 2003, pp. 15-24
- D. Šmite and B. Turhan, “Validity of Research on Large-Scale Agile Projects”, presented at the Workshop on Principles of Large-Scale Agile Development co-located with XP 2013 (extended abstract)
- Z. U. R. Kiani, D. Smite, and A. Riaz, “Measuring Awareness in Cross-Team Collaborations – Distance Matters” In: Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), 2013, pp. 71-79
- M. A. Razzak, R. Ahmed and D. Smite, “Spatial Knowledge Creation and Sharing Activities in a Distributed Agile Project”, In: Proceedings of the IEEE 8th International Conference on Global Software Engineering Workshops (ICGSEW), 2013, pp. 24-30
Organized events
2016
- Scientific Workshop: Workshop on Principles of Large-Scale Agile Development by Nils Brede Moe et al. Organized in co-location with XP conference in May 2016, in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Scientific Workshop: 1st International Workshop on the Impact of Agile Practices, 24th August 2015, Tallinn (Estonia), collocated with ICSSP'15
- Scientific Workshop: Workshop on Principles of Large-Scale Agile Development by Nils Brede Moe et al. Organized in co-location with XP conference in May 2015, in Helsinki, Finland
- Scientific Workshop: Workshop on Principles of Large-Scale Agile Development by Nils Brede Moe et al. Organized in co-location with XP conference in May 2014, in Rome, Italy
- TEDD yearly seminar for the project industry partners. Organized in April 2014, in Karlskrona, Sweden.
- Scientific Workshop: Workshop on Principles of Large-Scale Agile Development by Torgeir Dingsøyr, Nils Brede Moe. Organized in co-location with XP conference in May 2013, in Vienna, Austria
- TEDD kick-off seminar for the project industry partners. Organized in April 2013, in Alvesta, Sweden.