Finally, reports of TSP utilization are slim; see Callison & MacDonald (2009) for a complete bibliography. Specifically, reports of TPS utilization in distributed teams are limited to few
cases; see callison & MacDonald (2009). Distributed teams are a working style in outsourcing environments. In one of the reports of TSP utilization, Serrano & Oca (2004) assert that TSP is flexible enough to be used in outsourcing environments making some tunings but these changes were not defined. Due to the fact that these tunings are not defined across the literature, the present article aims to assess the difficulties for each activity and goal of each role defined in TPS, in order to know the tune that each role needs for outsourcing environments. The remainder of this paper is organized as follows. Firstly the issues and solution of development teams in distributed development are presented. Secondly, TPS model is summarized. Thirdly, the difficulty of each task and goal for all roles defined in TPS is assessed using a qualitative assessment and based on the state of the art. Finally, a general overview of the assessment is discussed and conclusions arepresented.