Requirements traceability, regardless of the process used to produce a software system, is an important quality attribute for the resulting software product. However, existing approaches to achieving requirements traceability have been specifically designed for traditional software development with formal requirements processes. With the wide industry adoption of agile development methodologies...

The emphasis on User Centred Design (UCD) in agile systems development processes (Agile) has been studied from various perspectives. The context of Agile strongly affects the possibilities for IT professionals to conduct user-centred activities in their work. In this paper, we describe a survey study comparing the responses from professionals using Agile processes and other software development...

One of the main characteristics of agile software development is the active and continuous participation and involvement of the clients throughout the project. According to agile proponents, this leads to building ‘the right’ product and to satisfied clients. In this paper we present a comparative study of two Dutch software development companies in respect to client participation and its impac...

Agile development practices have become widely adopted in the past decade. They are increasingly used in industry and have been subject to a wide range of research. The promises of agile development practices range from customer satisfaction and adaptivity to changing requirements to developer motivation and reliable software through iterative development and customer involvement. However, what...

supply chain management as a vital challenge to the cement industry and developing infrastructure as a whole has been posed by scholars. this research is an attempt to investigate larg supply chain management as a comprehensive approach to consider simultaneously four basic relevant strategies namely lean, agile, resilience and green. using a survey methodology and gathering data from twenty on...

Agile techniques are a promising approach to facilitate the development of large-scale component-based distributed real-time and embedded (DRE) systems. Conventional agile techniques help ensure functional concerns of such systems continuously throughout the software lifecycle. Ensuring quality-of-service (QoS) concerns of large-scale componentbased DRE systems using conventional agile techniqu...

In recent decades, “agile” software development methodologies have been put forth as an alternative to traditional “waterfall” methodologies. These agile methods advance a fundamentally different approach to software development. Empirical evidence indicates differences between the two with respect to outcomes and development experience. Yet little is known to what extent the actual development...

Introduction The accelerating rate of technological change for electronic products requires rapid market responsiveness to maintain a competitive edge. Hardware-centric product industries have increasingly turned to the flexibility and adaptability of software to enable critical features and functionality that differentiate their products. As a result, embedded software use is growing to the po...

--Agile approaches have verified to be helpful in small organizations and also increasing curiosity in large organizations. Agile approaches refer to highlight the ability to change the amount of incremental and iterative software development approaches. The agile approaches ability to produce software is reliable, quicker and with better control than the traditional development. User centered ...