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XP in a Small Software Development Business: Adapting to Local Constraints

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Nordic Contributions in IS Research (SCIS 2014)

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While small software development shops have trended towards the adoption of Agile methods, local conditions and high iteration pressure typically cause adaptations and appropriations of Agile methods. This paper shares evidence from a study concerning how a small software development company adopts and adapts, XP to suit their business. Based on a Dialogical Action Research project, the study reflects on the conditions leading to Agile process adaptation, and why ad hoc and “a la carte” approaches may be problematic. Limitations and drawbacks to aspects of XP are also discussed. The Agile practices most sustainable for small shop teams, with process maintenance and viability as a goal, are highlighted.

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  1. Department of Computer Information Decision Management, West Texas A&M University, 2403, Russell Long Blvd. Canyon, Texas, 79016, USA

    Jeffry S. Babb

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Auckland, City Campus, Auckland, New Zealand

    Rashina Hoda

  3. Department of Computer Science, University of Aalborg, Selma Lagerlöfs Vej 300, 9220, Aalborg Ø, Denmark

    Jacob Nørbjerg

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  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark

    Jacob Nørbjerg

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Babb, J.S., Hoda, R., Nørbjerg, J. (2014). XP in a Small Software Development Business: Adapting to Local Constraints. In: Commisso, T.H., Nørbjerg, J., Pries-Heje, J. (eds) Nordic Contributions in IS Research. SCIS 2014. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 186. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09546-2_2

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