cor rid or ▁talk ", ▁helps ▁developers ▁stay ▁aware ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁going ▁on ▁around ▁them , ▁what ▁other ▁employees ▁are ▁working ▁on , ▁who ▁has ▁expert ise ▁in ▁what ▁area , ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁essential ▁pieces ▁of ▁background ▁information ▁that ▁enables ▁them ▁to ▁work ▁together ▁efficiently ▁and ▁create ▁the ▁" sp irit ▁of ▁a ▁team ". ▁Studies ▁also ▁show ▁that ▁the ▁more ▁uncertain ▁a ▁project ▁is , ▁the ▁more ▁important ▁is ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁communication . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁Global ▁Software ▁engineering ▁( G SE ) ▁environment , ▁inform al ▁communication ▁is ▁hard ▁to ▁re create . ▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁communication ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁surpr ises , ▁resulting ▁in ▁mis align ment ▁and ▁re work . ▁For ▁this ▁reason , ▁Communic ation ▁in ▁Dist ributed ▁Software ▁Development ▁is ▁important ▁for ▁any ▁company ▁that ▁is ▁applying ▁G SE . ▁This ▁area ▁of ▁study , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁tries ▁to ▁re create ▁inform al ▁communication ▁in ▁a ▁G SE ▁environment , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁develop ▁software ▁without ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁development ▁speed ▁that ▁is ▁characteristic ▁to ▁this ▁environment . ▁ ▁Ch alleng es ▁ ▁Communic ation ▁can ▁be ▁h inder ed ▁by ▁several ▁bar riers , ▁such ▁as ▁so cio - c ult ural , ▁lingu istic , ▁knowledge , ▁ge ographical ▁and ▁temporal ▁bar riers . ▁ ▁So cio - c ult ural ▁bar riers ▁can ▁manifest ▁themselves ▁as ▁the ▁means ▁of ▁communication . ▁In ▁fact , ▁a ▁study ▁shows ▁that ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Japanese ▁clients ▁have