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Empirical Findings in Agile Methods

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Extreme Programming and Agile Methods — XP/Agile Universe 2002 (XP/Agile Universe 2002)

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In recent years, the use of, interest in, and controversy about Agile methodologies have realized dramatic growth. Anecdotal evidence is rising regarding the effectiveness of agile methodologies in certain environments and for specified projects. However, collection and analysis of empirical evidence of this effectiveness and classification of appropriate environments for Agile projects has not been conducted. Researchers from four institutions organized an eWorkshop to synchronously and virtually discuss and gather experiences and knowledge from eighteen Agile experts spread across the globe. These experts characterized Agile Methods and communicated experiences using these methods on small to very large teams. They discussed the importance of staffing Agile teams with highly skilled developers. They shared common success factors and identified warning signs of problems in Agile projects. These and other findings and heuristics gathered through this valuable exchange can be useful to researchers and to practitioners as they establish an experience base for better decision making.

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  1. Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering, Maryland

    Mikael Lindvall, Vic Basili, Patricia Costa, Kathleen Dangle, Forrest Shull, Roseanne Tesoriero & Marvin Zelkowitz

  2. North Carolina State University, USA

    Laurie Williams

  3. Center for Software Engineering, University of Southern California, USA

    Barry Boehm

  4. Empirical Software Engineering Group, University of Maryland, USA

    Vic Basili & Marvin Zelkowitz

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Lindvall, M. et al. (2002). Empirical Findings in Agile Methods. In: Wells, D., Williams, L. (eds) Extreme Programming and Agile Methods — XP/Agile Universe 2002. XP/Agile Universe 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2418. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45672-4_19

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