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THE 24-HOUR KNOWLEDGE FACTORY: CAN IT REPLACE THE GRAVEYARD SHIFTS.

This article discusses the design of work systems that take advantage of time zone differences to enable 24 hour production schedules in locations distributed around the world. The distribution of workflow around the world to enable 24-hour services or information management is described. The separa...

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Published in:Computer (00189162) Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 66 - 74
Main Author: Gupta, Amar
Format: Article
Published: IEEE Jan2009
Subjects:
Knowledge process outsourcing
Computer software development > Management
Computer software testing
Workflow management
Scrum (Computer software development)
Project management
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:This article discusses the design of work systems that take advantage of time zone differences to enable 24 hour production schedules in locations distributed around the world. The distribution of workflow around the world to enable 24-hour services or information management is described. The separation of testing and software development responsibilities within a single 24-hour workday is described. The use of scrum-like communication systems to indicate changes made by individual developers is noted. Issues relating to communication between collaborators working on a project around the world are described.