Bilal Ali2025-09-252025-09-252019https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/6889n the modern IT world, more and more IT projects are done by global teams. The primary aim of these companies is reduced cost. While offshore development has many benefits e.g. reduced cost, talented resources, standardized processes etc. it also includes new challenges e.g. communication, coordination, trust, cultural and knowledge transfer issues. These challenges not only affect the development process but also affect the overall project execution and hence leading to unwanted delays.enThesis