Communication Network in an Agile Distributed Software Development Team

Challenges in implementing Agile Distributed Software Development (ADSD) are well documented. A primary challenge lies in achieving the necessary degree of cooperation and collaboration, which are founded on good communication. Agile methodology historically relies on frequent face-to-face communication, which is infeasible in distributed development. Recent work suggests that current communication tools can support practices that accommodate ADSD. We present an experience report of a distributed team and describe its interpersonal communication network, which is notably more limited when connections are across an eight-hour time difference. As a limited study, we provide context to allow better comparisons with other work.