Towards an understanding of tailoring scrum in global software development

Hossain, Emam; Bannerman, Paul L.; Jeffery, Ross

doi:10.1145/1987875.1987894

“…This is possible as cloud environments are not limited in the same ways as physical servers. Once testing has concluded the environment can be decommissioned (Hossain, Bannerman, & Jeffery, 2011). While the potential for software bugs remain, there is a reduced possibility of failure due to the software running on a CC platform (Wang, 2011).…”

Section: Reduced Feedback Latencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Cloud Computing as an Enabler of Agile Global Software Development

Haig-Smith

¹

,

Tanner

²

2016

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Agile global software development (AGSD) is an increasingly prevalent software development strategy, as organizations hope to realize the benefits of accessing a larger resource pool of skilled labor, at a potentially reduced cost, while at the same time delivering value incrementally and iteratively. However, the distributed nature of AGSD creates geographic, temporal, socio-cultural distances that challenge collaboration between project stakeholders. The Cloud Computing (CC) service models of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) are similar to the aspirant qualities of AGSD as they provide services that are globally accessible, efficient, and stable, with lower predictable operating costs that scale to meet the computational demand. This study focused on the 12 agile principles upon which all agile methodologies are based, therein potentially increasing the potential for the findings to be generalized. Domestication Theory was used to assist in understanding how cloud technologies were appropriated in support of AGSD. The research strategy took the form of case study research. The findings suggest that some of the challenges in applying the agile principles in AGSD may be overcome by using CC.

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“…• Agile management software: automated tracking of delivery rate and activities (Hossain, Bannerman, & Jeffery, 2011). …”

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confidence: 99%

Cloud Computing as an Enabler of Agile Global Software Development

Haig-Smith

¹

,

Tanner

²

2016

IISIT

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Agile global software development (AGSD) is an increasingly prevalent software development strategy, as organizations hope to realize the benefits of accessing a larger resource pool of skilled labor, at a potentially reduced cost, while at the same time delivering value incrementally and iteratively. However, the distributed nature of AGSD creates geographic, temporal, socio-cultural distances that challenge collaboration between project stakeholders. The Cloud Computing (CC) service models of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) are similar to the aspirant qualities of AGSD as they provide services that are globally accessible, efficient, and stable, with lower predictable operating costs that scale to meet the computational demand. This study focused on the 12 agile principles upon which all agile methodologies are based, therein potentially increasing the potential for the findings to be generalized. Domestication Theory was used to assist in understanding how cloud technologies were appropriated in support of AGSD. The research strategy took the form of case study research. The findings suggest that some of the challenges in applying the agile principles in AGSD may be overcome by using CC.

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“…The research community agrees that Scrum has to be extended to work in DSD [3,14]. Sutherland et al define three different types of distributed Scrum in [15]: Isolated Scrums (geographically isolated), distributed Scrum of Scrums (geographically isolated, but integrated by a regular Scrum of Scrums meeting) and fully distributed Scrums (cross-functional Scrum teams, team members geographically distributed).…”

Section: A Agile Distributed Software Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While originally designed for collocated teams, agile practices have gained ground on distributed software development (DSD) environments in recent years as several studies have reported (e.g. [2,3,4]). However, the area is still under-researched.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adapting to Changes in a Project's DNA: A Descriptive Case Study on the Effects of Transforming Agile Single-Site to Distributed Software Development

Vallon

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,

Dräger

²

,

Zapletal³

et al. 2014

2014 Agile Conference

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We present a 15-month descriptive case study on a real-world Scrum process transformation from a single-site to a distributed development environment in a medium-sized software development organization in Austria. The study describes what effects the scaling to a distributed development had on several key process indicators in one of the organization's major projects. An action research approach has been selected to generate results from an in-depth and first-hand research setting. To increase objectivity and separation of concerns, a two-cycle approach, practitioner-oriented and research-oriented, has been established that aligns with sprint iterations. Many possible adaptations to the Scrum process have been tested over the course of the study. Key findings include that constant customer shipments after each sprint were a turning point in supporting the process of integrating the different sites in the distributed development environment and that the retrospective was an invaluable tool to keep frustration levels low in an ever-changing process environment.

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Towards an understanding of tailoring scrum in global software development

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Cloud Computing as an Enabler of Agile Global Software Development

Cloud Computing as an Enabler of Agile Global Software Development

Cloud Computing as an Enabler of Agile Global Software Development

Adapting to Changes in a Project's DNA: A Descriptive Case Study on the Effects of Transforming Agile Single-Site to Distributed Software Development

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