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Is it worth adopting DevOps practices in Global Software Engineering? Possible challenges and benefits

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Grande, Rubén, Vizcaíno, Aurora, García, Félix O.·2024·Computer Standards & Interfaces

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The software industry is adopting the DevOps paradigm to an increasingly frequent extent. In addition, the trend of developing software in a distributed manner greatly increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced team members from software companies to work remotely. We present the results of a Systematic Mapping Study (SMS) of how DevOps has been applied in distributed and global settings that adopts Global Software Development (GSD). The results were obtained from analysing 27 papers. The main conclusions obtained after carrying our SMS show that adopting DevOps in such settings by implementing certain practices brings several advantages to software companies, even though there are difficulties to be confronted when adopting DevOps in global and distributed contexts. Moreover, we (1) proposed definition of DevOps in distributed and global settings, (2) mapped the challenges detected with a list of well-known GSD risks and (3) mapped the benefits that can be obtained from applying certain practices identified and the challenges that should be overcame to obtain such benefits.

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  • The conclusions drawn by Grande et al. are constrained by the limited number of empirical investigations in distributed and global settings.

    “The conclusions drawn by this study are constrained by the limited number of empirical investigations in distributed and global settings.”
  • The scarcity of real-world data may affect the robustness and reliability of the identified best practices and persistent challenges, making it difficult to generalise the findings to all GSD environments.

    “This scarcity of real-world data may affect the robustness and reliability of the identified best practices and persistent challenges, making it difficult to generalise the findings to all GSD environments.”

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Authors
Grande, R., Vizcaíno, A., & García, F. O.
Affiliations
University of Castilla-La Mancha (ES)
Corresponding author
Grande, Rubén
Venue
Computer Standards & Interfaces
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2024-01
Volume
87
Pages
103767
ISSN
0920-5489 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4380369798
Cited by
30
References
83
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 2
FWCI
7.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Computer Standards & Interfaces (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • RUIdeRA - Institutional University Repository (University of Castilla-La Mancha) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
  • European Regional Development Fund (PID2021–122554OB-C31, RTI2018–98309-B-C31, SBPLY/21/180501/000045)
  • Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
Keywords
DevOps, distributed software development, remote software development, COVID-19 pandemic, virtual teams, software development practices

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