<div class="htmlview paragraph">As electronic systems for off-highway applications become increasingly complex, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) must rely on outside suppliers to design the electronics and application software for these systems. Often, a combined development team is formed, with engineers from both the OEM and the supplier working together to design the system.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">While many methods for software process improvement exist, few of these methods deal directly with the unique challenges of coordinating and implementing software improvements for a geographically- and politically-split development team. The objective of this paper is to outline methods that may be used to create and develop a software process for such a split development team.</div>