Nolan, Aaron, Strickland, Ben, Quinn, Adam, Gallagher, Kyle, Yilmaz, Murat ORCID: 0000-0002-2446-3224 and Clarke, Paul ORCID: 0000-0002-4487-627X (2022) Exploring aspects of agile software development risk – results from a MLR. In: 29th European and Asian Conference on Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement (EuroSPI 2022), 31 Aug - 2 Sept 2022, Salzburg, Austria. ISBN 978-3-031-15558-1
Abstract
Agile software development methods are widely used by software organisations, focusing on short developmental life cycles and customer satisfaction through the iterative and incremental development of software products. Despite their popularity, these methods present risks that may be underappreciated. This paper examines certain risks attributed to agile software development, with a focus on the lack of documentation, scope creep, technical debt and job satisfaction. Through the application of a multivocal literature review, we find that agile software development can greatly benefit projects. However, when agile methods are implemented inappropriately or sub-optimally, projects risk over-spending, delayed or defective software, employee turnover, and overall decreased productivity. Understanding the risks associated with agile software development can help practitioners to achieve higher efficiency and success in their software development projects.
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Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Event Type: | Conference |
Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Agile Software Development; Risk, Documentation; Technical Debt; Scope Creep; Job Satisfaction |
Subjects: | Computer Science > Software engineering |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Computing Research Initiatives and Centres > Lero: The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre |
Published in: | Proceedings of the 29th European and Asian Conference on Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement (EuroSPI 2022). Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) 1646. Springer. ISBN 978-3-031-15558-1 |
Publisher: | Springer |
Official URL: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15559-8_35 |
Copyright Information: | © 2022 Springer |
ID Code: | 27728 |
Deposited On: | 09 Sep 2022 16:16 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 09 Sep 2022 16:16 |
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