Coordination Issues and its Impact on Project Performance: A Systematic Literature Review

Authors

  • W. A. W. M. Sobri Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis, Malaysia.
  • S. S. M. Fauzi Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis, Malaysia.
  • M. H. N. M. Nasir Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • R. Ahmad Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • A. J. Suali Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis, Malaysia.

Keywords:

Collaboration, Coordination, Project Performance, Software Engineering Project,

Abstract

Software projects have become increasingly complex and risky caused by the existence of software outsourcing. The complexity of the project is due to the coordination between developers who hindered by a number of issues which then led to affect the performance of the project. Hence, this study intends to synthesize these coordination issues and its impact on project performance. Correspondingly, this paper present Systematic Literature Review (SLR) based on the issues and its impact on performance of the project. Findings indicate there are four main issues, namely, time separation, cultural, organizational and geographic distance which greatly affect project performance.

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2017-10-20

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Sobri, W. A. W. M., Fauzi, S. S. M., Nasir, M. H. N. M., Ahmad, R., & Suali, A. J. (2017). Coordination Issues and its Impact on Project Performance: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering (JTEC), 9(3-3), 33–37. Retrieved from https://jtec.utem.edu.my/jtec/article/view/2868

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