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Managing large agile projects that extend beyond a single software development team is challenging due to the diverse set of influencing factors. In such a flexible and dynamic environment, it is crucial to perform appropriate measurements tailored to ...

Background: Power Distance is defined as the degree of acceptance in relation to inequality of power among people. In agile organizations, high distance power can lead to restricted communication, reduced collaboration, and resistance to change, which can ...

Social aspects in software sustainability refer to the impact of the software on the broader social and societal context. These aspects involve considerations such as accessibility, equity, inclusion, diversity, ethical and human values. While ...

Background: Agile methods and practices have been consistently adopted in recent years as alternatives to traditional software development processes to address the ever-changing needs of IT organizations. In a previous systematic mapping study, we ...

Agile software development projects often overlook risk management. Besides that, the lack of risk management could lead to problems such as delays, budget overruns, and even project termination, especially in distributed software development. In this ...

[Context] Multiple models (or instruments) for measuring Teamwork Quality (TWQ) and Teamwork Effectiveness (TWE) for Agile Software Development (ASD) have been created. However, such models have different constructs and measures, with a limited ...

Software engineering artifacts are central to DevOps, enabling the collaboration of teams involved with integrating the development and operations domains. However, collaboration around DevOps artifacts has yet to receive detailed research attention. ...

Context: Agile methods have been adopted as an alternative to meet the frequent changes in the IT industry and to address issues of quality, cost, speed, and efficiency in systems development processes. Problem: Managers are responsible for the ...

With the rise of agile development notion, software test automation is widely adopted by software organizations to reduce the testing time and costs during the software development process. However, it is essential to carefully ...

Agile Software Development Methods (ASDMs) have addressed the complexity of managing software development processes through small increments, continuous and frequent delivery, openness to change, and work visibility. These practices have been ...

Project-Based Learning (PBL) is an active learning method in which students gain knowledge and skills by exploring real-world problems for an extended period of time. Existing studies point out that soft skills related to working in groups, such as ...

• In this paper, the Fuzzy TOPSIS method has been applied to identify the most suitable SDLC model for software development in the present scenario.

Agile methodologies have been an emerging choice of software professionals for the past decade and a half. However, apart from this, some other SDLC models are also available for selection in front of software developers to develop any ...

Mobile applications (i.e., mobile apps) are dynamic from the user point of view, it is complex in some situations, and it is being developed in competitive and strict time frames. Therefore, the developers are required to pay attention to choose an ...

Due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a renewed interest in expanding the capabilities of remote collaboration tools. Studies show the importance of noticing peripheral cues, pointing to or manipulating real-world objects in face-to-face ...

Companies worldwide have enabled their employees to work remotely as a consequence of the Covid 19 pandemic. Software development is a human-centered discipline and thrives on teamwork. Agile methods are focusing on several social aspects of software ...

Project management has long been a challenge for Information Technology (IT) organizations to learn how to manage projects effectively and efficiently while balancing the iron triangle: cost, time and scope without sacrificing quality. Agile ...

Agile methods have limitations concerning problem understanding and solution finding, which can cause organizations to push misguided products and accrue waste. Some authors suggest combining agile methods with ...

Background: Software development occurs in dynamic contexts subjected to events that must be carried off promptly and may lead to changes of previously defined plans. Although agile methods became popular by focusing on flexibility and constant ...

This paper presents the thesis entitled “AgileQube: an approach for specification and detection of agile smells” (Telemaco 2020 [24]) submitted to COPPE/UFRJ as part of the requirements for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.).

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Requirement prioritization (RP) is a method for identifying the most critical requirements that should be immediately addressed. The results show how much all parties truly understand the requirements of the project. A trustworthy requirements ...