Articles and books

Working on

• D. Šmite, E. Klotins, J. Gonzalez-Huerta, N.B. Moe. “Corporate Productivity When Working From Home”
• D. Šmite, L.E. Opland, R. Ulfsnes, and N.B. Moe “Corporate Hackathons: Barriers to Engagement”
• D. Šmite, O. Kosenkov, F. Quayyum and L.E. Opland. “Tower of Babel Bias: Are Multilingual Literature Reviews Worth the Effort?”, submitted to the ESEM conference

Submitted, in revision

• E. Zabardast, J. Gonzalez-Huerta, T. Gorschek, D. Šmite, E. Alégroth, and F. Fagerholm, “Asset Management Taxonomy: A Road Map”, in revision in JSS
• D. Šmite, and N.B. Moe, “Large Onboarding Campaigns: Facilitating Sustainable Growth with Hundreds of Software Engineers”, submitted to XP 2023.
• N.B. Moe, V. Stray, D.Smite and M. Mikalsen, “Attractive Workplaces: What are Engineers Looking For?”, in revision in IEEE Software

Accepted / To appear soon

• A. Tkalich, D. Šmite, N. Haugland Andersen, and N.B. Moe. “What happens to psychological safety when going remote?” IEEE Software (2022)
• D. Šmite, N.B. Moe, M. Floryan, J. Gonzalez-Huerta, M. Dorner, and A. Sablis, “Decentralized Decision-Making and Scaled Autonomy at Spotify”, in revision in the Journal of Systems and Software

2023

• D. Šmite, N. B. Moe, E. Klotins, J. Gonzalez-Huerta, “From Forced Working-From-Home to Voluntary Working-From-Anywhere: Two Revolutions in Telework”, Journal of Systems and Software, 195 (2023), 111509 – archived version from ArXiv
• D. Smite, N.B. Moe, J. Hildrum, J. Gonzalez Huerta, D. Mendez. “Work-From-Home is Here to Stay: Call for Flexibility in Post-Pandemic Work Policies”, Journal of Systems and Software, 195 (2023): 111552, archived version from ArXiv
• D. Smite, Christensen, E.L., Tell, P. and Russo, D., 2022. The Future Workplace: Characterizing the Spectrum of Hybrid Work Arrangements for Software Teams. IEEE Software. March/April 2022, pp. 34-42

2022

• D. Smite, A. Tkalich, N.B. Moe, E. Papatheocharous, E. Klotins, and M. Pettersen Buvik, “Perceived Productivity During COVID-19 Pandemic: The voice of evidence”. Journal of Systems and Software. 2022 Apr 1; 186:111197.
• H. Esser, J. Coldewey, M. Floryan, D. Smite, “How not to scale”, The Journal of Business Agility: Emergence. Conference special edition, March 2022, pp. 70-80
• N.B. Moe, R. Ulfsnes, V. Stray, D. Smite, “Improving Productivity through Corporate Hackathons: A Multiple Case Study of Two Large-scale Agile Organizations”, Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), 2022, pp. 7310-7319, https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/a98b51d9-bedc-4099-a2dc-c4df421f74d7
• H. Guo, J. Li, S. Gao, D. Smite, “A Method for Enterprise Architecture Model Slicing”, Applied Sciences, 12 (19), 9604
• L.E. Opland, D. Šmite, and N.B. Moe “Facilitating Employee-Driven Digital Innovation Through the Use of Hackathons – A Case Study”, accepted for presentation at MCIS’22
• D. Šmite, O. Kosenkov, L.E. Opland and F. Quayyum, “Tower of Babel Bias: Is There More to Learn about Employee-Driven Digital Innovation?” In Proceedings of the Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning *NOKOBIT( (No. 2), 2022.
• D. Smite, N. B. Moe, A. Tkalich , G. K. Hanssen, K. Nydal, J. Nøkleberg Sandbæk, H. Wasskog Aamo, A. Olsdatter Hagaseth, S. Aleksander Bekke, and M. Holte, “Half-Empty Offices in Flexible Work Arrangements: Why are Employees Not Returning?”, In proceedings of the PROFES conference, short paper, pp 252–261, 2022
• Dorner, M., Smite, D., Mendez, D., Wnuk, K. and Czerwonka, J.: Only Time Will Tell: Modelling Information Diffusion in Code Review with Time-Varying Hypergraphs. In Proceedings of the 16th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement, pp. 195-204 (2022).

2021

• A. Šāblis,  D. Šmite, and N.B. Moe, “Team‐External Coordination in Large‐scale Software Development Projects”, Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, 2021, 33(3): e2297.
• D. Šmite, N. B. Moe, J. Gonzalez-Huerta, “Overcoming Cultural Barriers to Being Agile in Distributed Teams” (extended version of the XP 2020 paper), Information and Software Technology. 2021 Oct 1;138:106612.
• N.B. Moe, D. Šmite, M. Paasivaara, and C. Lassenius, “Finding the sweet spot for organizational control and team autonomy in large-scale agile software development“. Empirical Software Engineering, 2021, 26(5): 1-42.
• D. Smite, M. Mikalsen, N.B. Moe, V. Stray, and E. Klotins. “From Collaboration to Solitude and Back: Remote Pair Programming During COVID-19”. In International Conference on Agile Software Development, 2021, pp. 3-18. Springer, Cham. Best paper award.
• R. Ulfsnes, V. Stray, N. B. Moe, and D. Šmite, “Innovation in Large-scale agile – Benefits and Challenges of Hackathons when Hacking from Home”, In the proceedings of the Large-Scale Agile workshop, co-located with XP conference, 2021H. Guo, J. Li, S. Gao, and D. Smite, “Boost the Potential of EA: Essential Practices”, In Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems – Volume 2: ICEIS, 2021, pp. 735-742.
• H. Guo, J. Li, S. Gao, and D. Smite, “Agile Enterprise Architecture by Leveraging Use Cases”, In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering – MDI4SE, 2021, pp. 501-509.
• H. Guo, D. Smite, J. Li, and S. Gao, “Enterprise Architecture and Agility: A Systematic Mapping Study”. In International Symposium on Business Modeling and Software Design, 2021, pp. 296-305. Springer, Cham

2020

• D. Šmite, N.B. Moe, M. Floryan, and G. Levinta, “Spotify Guilds: When the Value Increases Engagement, Engagement Increases the Value”. Communications of the ACM, 63(3), pp.56-61, 2020.
• D. Šmite, R. van Solingen, P. Chatzipetrou, “The Offshoring Elephant in the Room: Turnover, Strategies for Addressing Turnover When Offshoring to India”. IEEE Software, 2020, 37(3): 54 – 62.
• D. Šmite, J. González Huerta, and N.B. Moe, “When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do”: Cultural Barriers to Being Agile in Distributed Teams”, in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Agile Software Development (XP), Springer, 2020, pp. 145-161. (Best paper award)
• E. Zabardast, J. Gonzalez-Huerta, and D. Šmite, “Refactoring, Bug Fixing, and New Development Effect on Technical Debt: An Industrial Case Study”. In the proceedings of the Euromicro conference, 2020, pp. 376-384.
• D. Šmite and N.B. Moe, “Switching Vendors: Factors that Matter When Engineers Onboard Own Replacement”, Journal of Software and Systems, Volume 169, 2020
• R. Britto, D. Šmite, L-O. Damm, and J. Börstler, “Evaluating and Strategizing the Onboarding of Software Developers in Large-Scale Globally Distributed Projects”, Journal of Software and Systems, Volume 169, 2020

2019

• Smite D, Moe NB, Levinta G, Floryan M. “Spotify Guilds: How to Succeed With Knowledge Sharing in Large-Scale Agile Organizations”. IEEE Software, 2019, 36(2): 51-57. The paper of the year.
• A. Šāblis, J. Gonzalez-Huerta, E. Zabardast and D. Šmite, “Building LEGO Towers: An Exercise for Teaching the Challenges of Global Work”. ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE), 2019, 19(2): 1-32.
• D. Šmite and E. Numminnen, “Fair Comparison of Developing Software in Different Locations: Dynamic Decision Model”. World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, 2019, 8 (2), pp. 97-122.
• R. Britto, D. Šmite , L-O. Damm, and J. Börstler, “Performance Evolution of Newcomers in Large-Scale Distributed Software Projects: An Industrial Case Study”, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), 2019. Best paper award.
• D. Smite, N. B. Moe, T. Krekling and V. Stray, “Offshore Outsourcing Costs: Known or Still Hidden?”, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), 2019.
• D. Šmite, N.B. Moe, J. Wigander, and H. Esser, “Corporate-level Communities at Ericsson: Parallel Organizational Structure for Fostering Alignment for Autonomy”, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Agile Software Development (XP), Springer, 2019, p. 173-188.

2018

• D. Badampudi, K, Wnuk, C. Wohlin, U. Franke, D. Smite and A. Cicchetti, “A Decision-making Process-line for Selection of Software Asset Origins and Components”,  Journal of Systems and Software, 2018, 135(1): 88-104 – download.
• R. Britto, D. Cruzes, D. Šmite, and A. Šāblis, “Onboarding software developers and teams in globally distributed projects: A multi-case study”. In the Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, 30(4), 2008
• P. Chatzipetrou, D. Šmite, and R. van Solingen, “When and Who Leaves Matters: Emerging Results from an Empirical Study of Employee Turnover”. In proceedings of 12th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), 2018, p.53.
• A. Šablis, D. Šmite and N. B. Moe, “Exploring Cross-Site Networking in Large-Scale Distributed Projects”. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement, Springer, 2018, pp. 318-333.
• D. Šmite, N. B. Moe, and V. Stray, “Integrating Agile with an Offshore Strategy”. Leanpub, 2018  – link.

2017

• D. Šmite, N. B. Moe,  A. Šāblis and C. Wohlin, “Software Teams and Their Knowledge Networks in Large-Scale Software Development” in the journal of Information and Software Technology, 2017, Volume 86, pp. 71–86.
• D. Šmite, R. Britto, R. van Solingen, “Calculating the Extra Costs and the Bottom-line Hourly Cost of Offshoring”, in proceedings of the 12th IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), 2017, pp. 96 – 105. Best paper award.

2016

• R. Britto, D. Šmite and L.-O. Damm, “Software Architects in Large-Scale Distributed Projects: An Ericsson Case Study” IEEE Software, Special issue on Software Architect’s Role in the Digital Age, 2016, 33 (6): 48-55.
• C. Wohlin, K. Wnuk, D. Šmite, U. Franke, D. Badampudi and A. Cicchetti, “Supporting Strategic Decision-making for Selection of Software Assets”,  In: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Software Business (ICSOB 2016), Springer LNBIP 240, 2016, pp. 1-15. Best paper award.
• S. Šāblis and D. Šmite, “Agile Teams in Large-Scale Distributed Context – Isolated or Connected?”, In Proceedings of the Scientific Workshop Proceedings of XP2016. ACM, Article 10 , 2016, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2962695.2962705.
• R. Jabangwe, D. Šmite, and E. Hessbo “Distributed Software Development in an Offshore Outsourcing Project: A Case Study of Source Code Evolution and Quality”, In: the journal of Information and Software Technology, April 2016, Vol. 72, pp. 125–136.
• R. Jabangwe, C. Wohlin, K. Petersen, D. Šmite, and J. Börstler “A Method for Investigating the Quality of Evolving Object-Oriented Software Using Defects in Global Software Development Projects”, In the Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, 2016, 28(8): 622–641.
• R. Britto, D. Šmite and L.-O. Damm, “Experiences from Measuring Team Performance Changes in Large-Scale Distributed Software Development”, an industry paper in the proceedings of the ESEM conference, 2016, Best paper award.
• D. Šmite and R. van Solingen “What’s the true hourly cost of offshoring?”, in IEEE Software, DOI: 10.1109/MS.2015.82, 2016, 33(5): 60-70.

2015

• C. Wohlin, D. Šmite and N. B. Moe, “A general theory of software engineering: Balancing human, social and organizational capitals”, in Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 109, No. 11, 2015, pp. 229–242 – download
• D. Šmite, F. Calefato, C. Wohlin “Cost-Savings in Global Software Engineering: Where’s the Evidence?”, in IEEE Software, 2015, 32(4): 26-32.
• R. Jabangwe, J. Börstler, D. Smite and C. Wohlin, “Empirical Evidence on the Link between Object-Oriented Measures and External Quality Attributes: A Systematic Literature Review”, Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 640-693, 2015.
• M. A. Razzak and D. Šmite “Knowledge Management Strategies in Globally Distributed Agile Projects – Lesson Learned”, In proceedings of the 10th IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), 2015, pp. 81-89

2014

• D. Šmite, M. Kuhrmann, and P. Keil, “Virtual Teams: Guest Editor’s Introduction”, Special issue on virtual teams, IEEE Software, 2014, 31(6): 41 – 46.
• N. B. Moe, D. Šmite, G. K. Hanssen and H. Barney, “From offshore outsourcing to insourcing and partnerships: four failed outsourcing attempts”, In: the Journal of Empirical Software Engineering, 2014, 19(5): 1225-1258.
• D. Šmite “Distributed Project Management” in Software Project Management in a Changing World, Eds. G. Ruhe and C. Wohlin, ISBN 978-3-642-55035-5, pp. 301-320.
• N. B. Moe, D. Šmite, A. Šāblis, A.-L. Börjesson, and P. Andréasson “Networking in a Large-Scale Distributed Agile Project”, In proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), 2014, (best industry paper award).
• D. Šmite, C. Wohlin, Z. Galviņa, R. Prikladnicki “An Empirically Based Terminology and Taxonomy for Global Software Engineering”, In: the Journal of Empirical Software Engineering, 2014, 19(1): 105-153.
• T. Dingsoyr, and D. Šmite “Knowledge Management Strategies in Global Software Development Projects” In: the Journal of IT Pro, 2014, January/February, pp. 22-29.

2013

• D. Smite, C. Wohlin, A. Aurum, R. Jabangwe and E. Numminen, “Offshore Insourcing in Software Development: Structuring the Decision-Making Process”, Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 86, No. 4, 2013, pp. 1054-1067
• D. Šmite and B. Turhan, “Validity of Research on Large-Scale Agile Projects”, presented at LargeScaleAgile 2013 workshop co-located with XP 2013 (extended abstract)
• Z. U. R. Kiani, D. Smite, and A. Riaz, “Measuring Awareness in Cross-Team Collaborations – Distance Matters” In: Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), 2013, pp. 71-79
• M. A. Razzak, R. Ahmed and D. Smite, “Spatial Knowledge Creation and Sharing Activities in a Distributed Agile Project”, In: Proceedings of the IEEE 8th International Conference on Global Software Engineering Workshops (ICGSEW), 2013, pp. 24-30
• S. Betz, D. Šmite, S. Fricker, A. Moss, W. Afzal, M. Svahnberg, C. Wohlin, J. Börstler, and T. Gorschek “An Evolutionary Perspective on Socio-Technical Congruence: The Rubber Band Effect”, In: proceedings of the 3rd international workshop on Replication in Empirical Software Engineering Research (RESER), 2013, pp. 15-24
• D. Šmite and D. S. Cruzes, “Expectations and Achievements: A Longitudinal Study on an Offshoring Strategy”, In: Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), 2013
• R. Jabangwe, K. Petersen, and D. Smite, “Visualization of Defect Inflow and Resolution Cycles: Before, During and After Transfer”, In: Proceedings of the APSEC conference, 2013,  pp. 289-298
• L. Šteinberga and D.Šmite, “A Case Study of Job Satisfaction in an Offshore Office: Is the Motivation at Risk?”, In: Baltic Journal of Modern Computing, 2013, 1 (3-4): 186-198

2012

• D. Šmite, and C. Wohlin, “Lessons learned from transferring software products to India”. Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice, 2012, 24(6): 605–623
• D. Šmite, and Z. Galviņa, “Socio-Technical Congruence Sabotaged by a Hidden Onshore Outsourcing Relationship: Lessons Learned from an Empirical Study”, In: proceedings of the Product-Focused Software Process Improvement Conference, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 7343, 2012, pp. 190-202
• R. Jabangwe, D.Šmite “An Exploratory Study of Software Evolution and Quality: Before, During and After a Transfer”, In proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), 2012, pp. 41-50
• N.B. Moe, D. Šmite, and G.K. Hanssen “From Offshore Outsourcing to Offshore Insourcing: Three Stories”, In proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), 2012, pp.1-10
• Z. Galviņa, D. Šmite “Low Degree of Separation does not Guarantee Easy Coordination”. In proceedings of the Euromicro conference, 2012, pp. 345-348
• D. Šmite, T. Dingsoyr, “Fostering Cross-site Coordination through Awareness: An investigation of state-of-the-practice through a focus group study”.  In proceedings of the Euromicro conference, 2012, pp. 337-344
• C. Wohlin and D. Smite, “Classification of Software Transfers”, Proceedings 19th Asia-Pacific Conference on Software Engineering (APSEC), Hong Kong, 2012, pp. 828-837.

2011

• I. Nurdiani, R. Jabangwe, D. Smite and D. Damian, “Risk Identification and Risk Mitigation Instruments for Global Software Development: Systematic Review and Survey Results”, In: the Sixth IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering Workshops, 2011, pp. 36-41
• G.K. Hanssen, D. Šmite, N.B. Moe “Signs of Agile Trends in Global Software Engineering Research: A Tertiary Study” In: the Sixth IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering Workshops, 2011, pp. 17-23
• R. Jabangwe, D. Šmite “Decision Support for Offshore Insourcing Software Development”, In: the Sixth IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering Workshops, 2011, pp. 111-113
• L. Šteinberga, D. Šmite, “Towards understanding of software engineer motivation in globally distributed projects: research proposal”, In: the Sixth IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering Workshops, 2011, pp. 117-119
• Z. Galvina, D. Šmite “Modeling Software Development Processes in Globally Distributed Environment”, In: Scientific Papers, University of Latvia, Computer Science and Information Technologies, 2011, Vol. 770, pp. 7-14
• L. Šteinberga, D. Šmite “Towards a Contemporary Understanding of Motivation in Distributed Software Projects: Solution Proposal”, In: Scientific Papers, University of Latvia, Computer Science and Information Technologies, 2011, Vol. 770, pp. 15-26
• D. Šmite, C. Wohlin “Strategies Facilitating Software Product Transfers”. IEEE Software, 28(5): 60-66
• D. Šmite, C. Wohlin “A Whisper of Evidence in Global Software Engineering”. IEEE Software, 28(4): 15-18

2010

• S. Jalali, C. Gencel and D. Šmite “Trust Dynamics in Global Software Engineering”, In: proc. of the ACM-IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement; Bolzano-Bozen, Italy, September 2010. Best paper award.
• D. Šmite, C. Wohlin “Software Product Transfers: Lessons Learned from a Case Study”, In proc. of ICGSE conf., IEEE Computer Society, 2010, August, Princeton, USA, pp. 97-105. Best paper award.
• D. Šmite, N.B. Moe and P.J.Ågerfalk “Agility Across Time and Space: Making Agile Distributed Development a Success”, 1st eds, Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2010
• D. Šmite, N.B. Moe and P.J.Ågerfalk “Fundamentals of Agile Distributed Software Development”, Book chapter in Agility Across Time and Space: Making Agile Distributed Development a Success, Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2010, pp. 3-7
• D. Šmite, N.B. Moe and P.J.Ågerfalk “Agility Across Time and Space: Summing up and Planning for the Future”, Book chapter in Agility Across Time and Space: Making Agile Distributed Development a Success, Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2010, pp. 333-337
• D. Šmite, C. Wohlin, R. Feldt, T. Gorschek “Empirical Evidence in Global Software Engineering: A Systematic Review”, In: Journal of Empirical Software Engineering, Vol. 15, Nr. 1, February 2010, pp. 91-118.

2009

• D. Šmite and C. Gencel “Why a CMMI Level 5 Company Fails to Meet the Deadlines?” In proc. of PROFES 2009 int. conf., LNCS, June 2009, Finland, pp. 87-95
• D. Šmite and J.Borzovs “New Forms of Work in the Light of Globalization in Software Development” book chapter for an edited book – Infonomics for Distributed Business and Decision-Making Environments: Creating Information System Ecology. In: IGI Global – http://www.igi-pub.com/reference/details.asp?ID=34799&v=tableOfContents. Release date – October 2009

2008

• D. Šmite, C. Wohlin, R. Feldt, T. Gorschek “Reporting Empirical Research in Global Software Engineering: a Classification Scheme”, In proc. of ICGSE conf., IEEE Computer Society, 2008, August, Bangalore, India, pp. 173-181
• D. Šmite, N.B. Moe, R. Torkar “Pitfalls in Remote Team Coordination: Lessons Learned From a Case Study”, In proc. of PROFES 2008 int. conf., LNCS, July 2008, Italy, pp. 345-359.
• D. Šmite, J. Borzovs “Managing Uncertainty in Globally Distributed Software Development Projects”, University of Latvia, Computer Science and Information Technologies, Volume 733, pp. 9-23. Available online: http://www.lu.lv/materiali/apgads/raksti/733.pdf#page=9
• J. Borzovs, D. Šmite, G. Arnicans, D. Dosbergs, M. Kravcevs, K. Rauhvargers, V. Prodnieks, M. Vitins “Universities – Underutilised Potential for Life Long Education and Training”, Online journal Baltic IT&T Review, 2008, Latvia. Available online: http://www.ebaltics.com/00705593
• N. B. Moe, D. Šmite, “Understanding a Lack of Trust in Global Software Teams: A Multiple-Case Study”, in the SPIP journal, Volume 13 Issue 3 (May/June 2008), pp.217-231

2007

• D. Šmite, Doctoral Thesis: “Global Software Engineering Improvement”, University of Latvia, 2007
• D. Šmite, “Project Outcome Predictions: Risk Barometer Based on Historical Data”, In proc. of the ICGSE conference, IEEE Computer Society, August 2007, Germany, pp. 103-112
• N. B. Moe, D. Šmite, “Understanding of Trust in Global Software Teams: A Multi-Case Study”, In proc. of the Int. PROFES conference, LNCS, July 2007, Latvia, pp. 20-34

2006

• D. Šmite “Requirements Management in Distributed Projects” Journal of Universal Knowledge Management, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 69-76. Accessible on-line: http://www.jukm.org/jukm_1_2/requirements_management_in_distributed
• D. Šmite, J. Borzovs „A Framework for Overcoming Supplier Related Threats in Global Projects”, In Proc. of the Int. EuroSPI conference, LNCS, October 2006, Finland, pp. 49-60
• D. Šmite, N. B. Moe „An ISO 9001:2000 Certificate and Quality Awards from Outside – What’s Inside? – A Case study”, In Proc. of the Int. PROFES conference, LNCS, June 2006, the Netherlands, pp.208-221
• F. McCaffery, D. Šmite , F. G. Wilkie, D. McFall „A Proposed Way for European software Industries to Achieve Growth Within the Global Marketplace”, In SPIP journal, Wiley, 2006; Vol.11 Nr.3, pp.277-286
• D. Šmite „Global Software Development Projects in One of the Biggest Companies in Latvia: Is Geographical Distribution a Problem”, In the SPIP journal, Wiley, 2006; Vol.11, pp.61-76
• D. Šmite „Requirements Management in Distributed Projects”, In Proceedings of the Int. Workshop on Learning Software Organizations and Requirements Engineering (LSO+RE), published by the University of Hannover, March 2006, Germany, pp. 9-16

2005

• F. McCaffery, D. Šmite , F. G. Wilkie, D. McFall „How European Software Industries can prepare for growth within the Global Marketplace. Northern Irish Strategies”, In Industrial Proceedings of the Int. EuroSPI conference, November 2005, Hungary, pp.3.23-3.32.
• D. Šmite, U.Sukovskis „Knowledge Management in Distributed Environment”, In Industrial Proceedings of the Int. EuroSPI conference, November 2005, Hungary, pp.5.15-5.22.
• D. Šmite, „A Case Study: Coordination Practices in Global Software Development”, In Proceedings of the Int. Conf. on Product Focused Software Process Improvement (PROFES), published in LNCS by Springer Verlag, Finland, June 2005, pp.234-245
• D.Šmite, D.Dosbergs, J.Borzovs, “IT nozares tiesību un standartu pamati” (The basis of IT-related standards and law), Study book, published by Academic press of the University of Latvia, March 2005, Latvia

2004

• D. Šmite, “Global Software Development Project Management – Distance Overcoming”, In Proc. of the Int. EuroSPI conference, LNCS, November 2004, Norway, pp. 23-33
• D. Šmite, J. Borzovs, “Global Software Development Process Management: Problem Statement”, In Proceedings of the Int. Baltic DB & IS Conf. Doctoral Consortium, June 2004, Latvia, pp. 198-207
• D. Šmite, “Ethics and Law on the Electronic Frontier”, In the journal of INFORMATICA, 2004, Vol. 3, No. 1, Lithuania, pp. 91-104. Accessible online: http://www.mii.lt/informatics_in_education/htm/INFE028.htm