Applying SCRUM in an OSS development process: An empirical evaluation

Luigi Lavazza; Sandro Morasca; Davide Taibi; Davide Tosi

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-13054-0_11

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Applying SCRUM in an OSS development process: An empirical evaluation

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Applying SCRUM in an OSS development process: An empirical evaluation

Luigi Lavazza, Sandro Morasca, Davide Taibi and Davide Tosi

Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming: 11th International Conference, XP 2010, Trondheim, Norway, June 1-4, 2010. Proceedings, Vol.48, pp.147-159

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 48

11th International Conference on Agile Software Development (XP 2010) (Trondheim, 01/06/2010 - 04/06/2010)

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13054-0_11

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https://hdl.handle.net/10863/34227

Abstract

OSS

Scrum

Process improvement evaluation

Agile methods

Open source software

Open Source Software development often resembles Agile models. In this paper, we report about our experience in using SCRUM for the development of an Open Source Software Java tool. With this work, we aim at answering the following research questions: 1) is it possible to switch successfully to the SCRUM methodology in an ongoing Open Source Software development process? 2) is it possible to apply SCRUM when the developers are geographically distributed? 3) does SCRUM help improve the quality of the product and the productivity of the process? We answer to these questions by identifying a set of measures and by comparing the data we collected before and after the introduction of SCRUM. The results seem to show that SCRUM can be introduced and used in an ongoing geographically distributed Open Source Software process and that it helps control the development process better. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010.

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Title: Applying SCRUM in an OSS development process: An empirical evaluation
Creators: Luigi Lavazza - University of Insubria
Sandro Morasca - University of Insubria
Davide Taibi - University of Insubria
Davide Tosi - University of Insubria
Publication Details: Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming: 11th International Conference, XP 2010, Trondheim, Norway, June 1-4, 2010. Proceedings, Vol.48, pp.147-159
Editor(s): Sillitti A, Martin A, Wang X, Whitworth E
ISBN: 9783642130533
EISBN: 9783642130540
ISSN: 1865-1348
EISSN: 1865-1356
Conference: 11th International Conference on Agile Software Development (XP 2010) (Trondheim, 01/06/2010 - 04/06/2010)
Series / Volume: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
48
Publisher: Springer
Berlin, Heidelberg
Number of pages: 13
Identifiers: 978-3-642-13053-3
(UNIBZ)1386160
991006493196101241
Web of Science ID: 000286779200011
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84876211466
Academic Unit: Faculty of Computer Science
Language: English
Resource Type: Conference proceeding
Author Names String: Lavazza L, Morasca S, Taibi D, Tosi D
Additional Description: Editors/Supervisors: Sillitti A, Martin A, Wang X, Whitworth E

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