Empowered and embedded: ethics and agile processes

Abstract This article focuses on the structural aspects of development ethical software, and argues that considerations need to be embedded into (agile) software process. In fact, it is claimed agile processes lend themselves specifically well for this endeavor. First, contended evaluations go beyond use products include an evaluation itself. implies engineers influence peoples’ lives through features their designed products. Embedded values should thus also approached by themselves. Therefore, emphasis put possibility implement deliberations in already existing well-established processes. The proposed approach relies making own judgments throughout entire process ensure technical can addressed adequately transport foster desirable norms. It argued may help implementation deliberation five reasons: (1) methods are widely spread, (2) flat hierarchies promotes independent thinking autonomy, (3) reliance team structures serve as incubator deliberation, (4) enhances object-focused techno-ethical realism, and, finally, (5) provide a salient endpoint deliberation.