Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)

Adoption and Suitability of Software Development Methods and Practices




List of AuthorsSherlock Licorish, Johannes Holvitie, Sami Hyrynsalmi, Ville Leppänen, Rodrigo Spinola, Thiago Mendes, Stephen MacDonell, Jim Buchan

EditorsAlex Potanin, Gail Murphy, Steve Reeves, Jens Dietrich

Conference nameAsia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference

Publication year2016

Book title *Proceedings of the 23rd Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC)

Start page369

End page372

Number of pages4

ISBN978-1-5090-5576-0

eISBN978-1-5090-5575-3

ISSN1530-1362

DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APSEC.2016.062


Abstract

In seeking to complement consultants’ and tool vendors’ reports, there has been an increasing academic focus on understanding the adoption and use of software development  methods  and  practices.  We  surveyed practitioners working in Brazil, Finland, and New Zealand in a transnational study to contribute to these efforts. Among our findings we observed that most of the 184 practitioners in our sample focused on a small portfolio of projects that were of short duration. In addition, Scrum and Kanban were used most; however, some practitioners also used conventional methods. Coding Standards, Simple Design and Refactoring were used most by practitioners, and these practices were held to be largely suitable for project and process management. Our evidence points to the need to properly understand and support a wide range of software methods.


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