Agile Framework for Globally Distributed Development Environment (The DAD Model)

Fast pace development and quick iterations has changed the dimensions of web application development. Competition to launch their products first in the market has made clients so demanding. As compared to other traditional process models of Software Engineering Agile model in this context has proved its worth. Face to face communication between client and developers sitting at one place, quick iterations/builds has almost finished the requirement of proper structured documentation. Enormous growth in global IT industry has created offshore clients and development resources for many software companies. Many global clients and organizations are out sourcing their projects for better work on cheap rates with high demands. Agile model has certain limitations when development environment is globally distributed and as in most cases client is offshore. Existing agile principles do not support distributed development environment architecture. This paper focuses on the problems that arise when client is offshore and proposes an agile model for distributed development environment. Key-words: Requirement gathering, Process Model, Globally Distributed Development, QA, Extreme Programming, Agile development