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| No. | Rules |
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| 1 | Time zone difference ⟶ +Communication problems, lack of trust |
| 2 | Process maturity & time zone difference ⟶ −productivity drop |
| 3 | Coupling & time zone difference ⟶ +Communication problems |
| 4 | Time zone difference & (cultural difference | language difference) ⟶ +Coordination problems |
| 5 | Time zone difference & (cultural difference|language difference) & (phase = requirements) ⟶ +Quality problems, risk of project failures |
| 6 | !(Formality) & !(transparency) ⟶ +Risk of project failures |
| 7 | !(Formality) & (language difference | !(communication infrastructure)) ⟶ +Communication problems, productivity downfall |
| 8 | Language difference | cultural difference | !(personal relationships) | !(common experiences) ⟶ +Communication problems, lack of trust |
| 9 | Transparency ⟶ −Communication problems |
| 10 | !(Transparency) ⟶ +Lack of trust, quality problems |
| 11 | Size ⟶ +Travel cost overhead, −IP protection issues |
| 12 | Common experiences ⟶ −Productivity drop, coordination problems, lack of trust |
| 13 | Task coupling ⟶ +Productivity drop |
| 14 | !(Process knowledge) & size ⟶ +Communication problems |
| 15 | Language difference & cultural difference & !(common experiences) & !(personal relations) & !(process maturity) ⟶ +Risk of project failure |
| 16 | ((Cultural differences & !(maturity)) | time pressure) & !(project experience) ⟶ +Communication problems |
| 17 | Maturity & common experiences ⟶ −Lack of trust |
| 18 | !(Requirements stability) & (!(communication infrastructure) | !(maturity)) ⟶ +Coordination problems |
| 19 | Process maturity ⟶ −coordination problems |
| 20 | Application knowledge ⟶ −Productivity drop |
| 21 | Technical knowledge | application knowledge | process knowledge | personal relations ⟶ −Quality problems |
| 22 | Communication infrastructure ⟶ −Productivity problems, cost overhead, quality problems, communication problems |
| 23 | !(Communication infrastructure) & (!(personal relations) | time zone difference) ⟶ +Communication problems |
| 24 | !(Communication infrastructure) & cultural difference ⟶ +Quality problem |
| 25 | Staff motivation ⟶ −Quality problems |
| 26 | !(Transparency) & time zone difference ⟶ +Productivity drop |
| 27 | !(Transparency) & !(personal relationships) ⟶ +Risk of project failures |
| 28 | Transparency ⟶ −Lack of trust |
| 29 | Coupling & number of sites ⟶ +Communication problems |
| 30 | Complexity | coupling ⟶ +Coordination problems |
| 31 | !(Cultural differences) & common experiences & communication infrastructure & process maturity ⟶ no problems |
| 32 | (Phase = coding) ⟶ −Project failure risk |
| 33 | (Phase = testing) & novelty of product & time zone difference & coupling ⟶ +Communication problems |
| 34 | Time pressure & !(personal relations) ⟶ +Communication problem |
| 35 | !(Requirements stability) & novelty of product & language difference & cultural difference ⟶ +Productivity downfall |
| 36 | Number of sites ⟶ +Coordination problem |
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