Abstract
The adoption of agile software development methodologies may appear to be a rather straightforward process yielding instantly improved software in less time and increasingly satisfied customers. This paper will show that such a notion is a misunderstanding and can be harmful to small software development organisations. A more reasonable approach involves a careful risk assessment and framework for introducing agile practices to address specific risks. A case study with a small software development organisation is provided to show the assessment in practice and the resulting risk mitigation strategies for process improvement.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 290-304 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
| Volume | 4034 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |