The Effects of an Agile Planning Horizon on Embedded Systems Software Development
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This paper presents a controlled experiment focusing on the influence of an agile planning horizon on embedded systems software development. The one-factorial experiment involved 28 students split into two groups whereas one group had to deliver program code biweekly (short planning horizon group) and the other group had to make a time schedule and a software architecture in the beginning (long planning horizon group). The hypothesis was that the long planning horizon group needed more time due a more complex system than the short planning horizon group. Although the initial hypothesis could not be shown, the results of this experiment indicate a difference in defect and change related development. Additional effects point to a difference in the type of development right before the deadline of the project.
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