To recreate the advantages of co-location in distributed settings, Agile development teams have been looking to email, collaboration tools and traditional social networks. However, companies usually have little or no synergy between these disparate tools, and miss the development context. As an alternative, leading companies are moving towards integrated platforms for development. Of particular interest are global repositories that managers, developers and others can access for wikis, discussion forums, code review, tracking and more.
This white paper will highlight solutions for application development in globally dispersed organizations. Insights and strategies for maximizing efficiencies in a distributed environment will be presented, along with best practices.