TY - JOUR
T1 - A Case for Human Values in Software Engineering
AU - Whittle, Jon
AU - Ferrario, Maria Angela
AU - Simm, Will
AU - Hussain, Waqar
PY - 2019/11/28
Y1 - 2019/11/28
N2 - This article argues that human values – such as responsibility, transparency, creativity, and equality – are heavily under-represented in software engineering methods. Based on experiences with real-world projects with not-for-profits, we explore how human values can be integrated into existing participatory agile practices. We propose new ways of considering human values in software practice, including: the use of the Schwartz taxonomy of human values and values portraits to contextualise values definitions; the use of values as a way to capture the rationale for requirements to ensure a culture of values throughout the software lifecycle; and a simple adaptation of agile methods to include a role for a ‘critical friend’ who can champion values during decision making.
AB - This article argues that human values – such as responsibility, transparency, creativity, and equality – are heavily under-represented in software engineering methods. Based on experiences with real-world projects with not-for-profits, we explore how human values can be integrated into existing participatory agile practices. We propose new ways of considering human values in software practice, including: the use of the Schwartz taxonomy of human values and values portraits to contextualise values definitions; the use of values as a way to capture the rationale for requirements to ensure a culture of values throughout the software lifecycle; and a simple adaptation of agile methods to include a role for a ‘critical friend’ who can champion values during decision making.
UR - http://www.research.lancs.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/a-case-for-human-values-in-software-engineering(653fddcd-f0de-468f-8ae6-be6c575be2ff).html
U2 - 10.1109/MS.2019.2956701
DO - 10.1109/MS.2019.2956701
M3 - Article
VL - 38
SP - 106
EP - 113
JO - IEEE Software
JF - IEEE Software
SN - 0740-7459
IS - 1
ER -