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LERO LAUNCHES MODEL TO SOLVE PROBLEMS OF GLOBAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, has launched a new model that includes guidelines designed to allow global software teams work better together. The programme is the culmination of 10 years’ research into the issues involved in managing and implementing global software development. “Many indigenous and
multinational technology companies have outsourced or shared software development activities across multiple sites in different counties – often because of a shortage of skills in their home market or to save costs. However, the results are often disappointing,” said Dr Ita Richardson, co-principal investigator, Lero, who led the programme. “We set out to discover why and
were then able to develop guidelines and a global teaming best practice model.” The research discovered that
the main barriers were not usually technology related but were more likely to be the result of a combination of cultural, trust, communications or project management factors, she added. According to Lero director
Professor Mike Hinchey, this is the first and most in-depth global teaming model ever developed. “We see potential for its adoption, not only by multinational and indigenous companies in Ireland collaborating with overseas colleagues, but in the US, UK and other international markets where software development is shared across countries, cultures and time zones,” he added.
L–R: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD; Ronan Harris, vice-president, large customer sales, EMEA, Google; An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD; John Herlihy, vice-president and head of Google Ireland; and Sarah-Jane Campbell, The Foundry curator
GOOGLE MARKS 10 YEARS IN IRELAND WITH €5.5M DIGITAL INNOVATION CENTRE
Google recently marked 10 years in Dublin with the opening of a €5.5m digital innovation centre in the city. ‘The Foundry’ is Google’s first such digital innovation centre in Europe. Eighty events, to be attended by around 5,000 business people from across Europe, were planned for the centre’s first few months from its opening in September until the end of 2013. It is anticipated that The Foundry will bring in about 15,000 extra business tourists to Dublin annually. “Building on Ireland’s reputation
as the internet capital of Europe, The Foundry puts Dublin firmly on the worldwide digital map,” said vice- president and head of Google Ireland John Herlihy. “Whether a company is completely new to digital or is looking for new ways to further grow its business, Dublin will become the place to learn about digital. We will bring together our customers and partners from Ireland and Europe which will make a long-term positive contribution to Ireland.”
FACEBOOK PLANS FOR GROWTH WITH EXPANDED OFFICE SPACE
Facebook is to move to a new office space in Grand Canal Square in Dublin’s Silicon Docks, which has capacity for 1,000 people. The company is moving from its existing office space in Hanover Quay, where it established its international headquarters in 2009 and currently employs 400 people. “Facebook is one of the highest
profile companies in Ireland today,” said IDA Ireland CEO Barry O’Leary. “Its presence here since 2009 has been a huge draw for other firms when IDA Ireland is bringing interested clients to Ireland.
“This new office space will solidify Ireland as the international headquarters of Facebook and allow the company to further expand its operations here from its current base of server support, policy, safety and database engineering. “Facebook’s office in Dublin will
be the company’s largest operation outside of the group headquarters in Menlo Park, California.”
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