Ethics as a Quality Driver in Agile Software Projects

Abstract

Comparing two software development teams working on similar projects in a large software company, this research study focuses on the question as to whether the implementation of ethical tools in the software development process serves as a quality driver. Is ethics a quality driver in Agile development processes? The findings of the present study indicate that there is a significant correlation between the inclusion of ethical tools in the process of planning in Agile methodologies and the achievement of improved performance in three quality parameters: schedule, product functionality and cost. Theoretically, the connection between ethics and quality is important. Practically, this study's findings show that the inclusion of ethical tools in Agile software projects can improve the quality of a project.

Artificial Intelligent Systems and Ethical Agency

“…Providing ethical training as part of engineering and computer science programmes rigorously as well as incorporating ethics in the job functions of all the designers (Holmes et al, 2021), developers and manufactures of AI equipped machines and the support of organizations to implement ethical codes are needed to guarantee quality results. Research shows that product quality directly influences ethical brand perceptions and company reputation (Alwi et al, 2017), and the inclusion of ethical tools in software projects can improve the quality of a project (Abdulhalim et al, 2018). Nevertheless, only a small segment of millennials showed a strong endorsement of ethical products (Young & McCoy, 2016).…”