TY - GEN
T1 - Governance of an agile software project
AU - Talby, David
AU - Dubinsky, Yael
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Effective governance of agile software teams is challenging but required to enable wide adoption of agile methodologies, in particular for large-scale projects. In this paper we apply a full lifecycle governance model to agile projects, focused on the iteration level. The concept is demonstrated via a case study of a large-scale, enterprise-critical software project that implemented agile practices. We analyze three governance events, including the metrics that triggered the event, the decisions taken and the follow-up to ensure resolution. We conclude that governance iterations can be naturally unified with agile development iterations, resulting in a lean governance mechanism that identifies and resolves issues in an effective and timely manner.
AB - Effective governance of agile software teams is challenging but required to enable wide adoption of agile methodologies, in particular for large-scale projects. In this paper we apply a full lifecycle governance model to agile projects, focused on the iteration level. The concept is demonstrated via a case study of a large-scale, enterprise-critical software project that implemented agile practices. We analyze three governance events, including the metrics that triggered the event, the decisions taken and the follow-up to ensure resolution. We conclude that governance iterations can be naturally unified with agile development iterations, resulting in a lean governance mechanism that identifies and resolves issues in an effective and timely manner.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349841395&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/SDG.2009.5071336
DO - 10.1109/SDG.2009.5071336
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70349841395
SN - 9781424437368
T3 - Proceedings of the 2009 ICSE Workshop on Software Development Governance, SDG 2009
SP - 40
EP - 45
BT - Proceedings of the 2009 ICSE Workshop on Software Development Governance, SDG 2009
T2 - 2009 ICSE Workshop on Software Development Governance, SDG 2009
Y2 - 17 May 2009 through 17 May 2009
ER -