The Agile Quality Culture - A survey on agile culture and software quality
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Despite the importance of the agile methods and the acknowledgement that they do contribute to the software quality and client satisfaction, little is known about what factors, habits or tools usage have high impact on the product quality. It has been observed that agile practitioners have a different posture towards the development process they use. This paper goal is to report an analysis of agile practitioner’s opinion and behavior on agile development methods and what’s the impact of those issues on the product quality. To construct the analysis an online survey was planned and executed with agile methods practitioners. The results shows that agile practitioners have a very good knowledge of the method they use, they know the benefits, and pledge to be committed to the development process. The subjects showed a great interest in test activities and quality assurance activities. It’s possible to grasp an insight on the commitment of agile practitioners with their development method. The relation between agile practice and software quality may lie on the agile culture. The agile methods make their participants more engaged to the devel-
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