data science

New directions on agile methods: a comparative analysis

Software Development under Stringent Hardware Constraints: Do Agile Methods Have a Chance?

The requirements for new agile methods targeted to facilitate the development of embedded software, based on an empirical study over a period of 12 months in theDevelopment of low-level telecommunications software, are defined.

On-Site Customer in an XP Project: Empirical Results from a Case Study

This empirical case demonstrates that while the customer was present close to 100% with the development team, only 21% of his work effort was required to assist the team in the development.

Mobile-D: an agile approach for mobile application development

The Mobile-D approach is briefly outlined here and the experiences gained from four case studies are discussed, which helped develop an agile development approach for mobile application development.

Improving Business Agility Through Technical Solutions: A Case Study on Test-Driven Development in Mobile Software Development

Results of a case study where a mobile application was developed for global markets, using the TDD approach show that the adoption of TDD is difficult and the potential agility benefits may not be readily available.

Agile Software Development Methods: When and Why Do They Work?

A multiple case study on the impact of pair programming on product quality

Guest editorial for the special section on distributed software development

Idealiikkeen välitulokset: Yli 35 000 mobiilipalveluideaa vapaaseen käyttöön

There are more than 2000 excellent ideas in the idea database and a detailed analysis and processing of individual ideas will be in the main role in the refinement process of these ideas.

Does Refactoring Improve Reusability?

The hypothesis that refactoring enhances quality and reusability of – otherwise hard to reuse – classes in an agile development environment is sustained.

A case study on the impact of customer communication on defects in agile software development

Agile Software Development: Theoretical and Practical Outlook

This tutorial demonstrates how agile solutions are theoretically founded and then in very pragmatic terms shows a longitudinal four-year case study how F-Secure, an antivirus company, from Finland transformed from iterative development to agile development framework.