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Time is addressed differently by different people and cultures; for example, in western culture culture, time is mainly associated with financial profit, i.e., “Time is money.” Time plays a special role in software engineering: the project schedule should be met, the product should be delivered on time, teammates should complete their tasks on time, and so on. This chapter deals with how the time concept is expressed in software engineering in general and in agile software development in particular. In agile software development time is boxed for each activity, and when needed, instead of “moving” deadlines, the scope is changed according to customer priorities. This conception is supported by agile software development methods in different ways that not only enable one to work at a sustainable pace, but that also result in high quality products.

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  1. Department of Education in Technology and Science Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

    Orit Hazzan BSc, MSc, PhD, MBA

  2. Department of Computer Science Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

    Yael Dubinsky BSc, MSc, PhD

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Hazzan, O., Dubinsky, Y. (2008). Time Time . In: Agile Software Engineering. Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-198-5_4

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