On the Productivity of Agile Software Practices: An Industrial Case Study
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In this paper, we present a case study comparing the productivity resulting from applying some agile practices (from Extreme Programming) with a more conventional OO software development approach. We show four productivity metrics gathered from a small software company before and after adopting agile practices. The data shows strong productivity gains.
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