Emerging Innovations in Agile Software Development

343 Pages·2016·36.36 MB·English

by  Imran Ghani

Emerging Innovations
in Agile Software
Development
Imran Ghani
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Dayang Norhayati Abang Jawawi
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Siva Dorairaj
Software Education, New Zealand
Ahmed Sidky
ICAgile, USA
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Title: Emerging innovations in agile software development / Imran Ghani,
Dayang Norhayati Abang Jawawi, Siva Dorairaj, and Ahmed Sidky, editors.
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Table of Contents
Foreword.............................................................................................................................................xiv
Preface.................................................................................................................................................xvi
Chapter 1
ProductOwnershipIsaTeamSport.......................................................................................................1
Shane Hastie, Software Education, New Zealand
Chapter 2
AgileCoachesandChampions:TwoHiddenFacilitatorsofAgileTransition.....................................24
Taghi Javdani Gandomani, Islamic Azad University – Boroujen, Iran
Mina Ziaei Nafchi, Islamic Azad University – Boroujen, Iran
Chapter 3
ACanvasforCapturingContextofAgileAdoption.............................................................................37
Pan-Wei Ng, Ivar Jacobson International, Singapore
Chapter 4
TenYearsofExperiencewithAgileandModel-DrivenSoftwareDevelopmentinaLegacy
Platform.................................................................................................................................................51
Chung-Yeung Pang, Seveco AG, Switzerland
Chapter 5
RapidAgileTransformationataLargeITOrganization......................................................................85
Pan-Wei Ng, Ivar Jacobson International, Singapore
Chapter 6
ATransformationApproachforScalingandSustainingAgilityatanEnterpriseLevel:ACulture-
LedAgileTransformationApproach..................................................................................................103
Ahmed Sidky, ICAgile, USA
Chapter 7
DesignofaFrameworktoImplementAgilityatOrganizationalLevel..............................................127
Jagadeesh Balakrishnan, National University of Singapore, Singapore



Chapter 8
ASurveyofAgileTransitionModels.................................................................................................141
Imran Ghani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Dayang Abang Jawawi, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Naghmeh Niknejad, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Murad Khan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Seung Ryul Jeong, Kookmin University, South Korea
Chapter 9
AgileAssessmentMethodsandApproaches......................................................................................165
Mina Ziaei Nafchi, Islamic Azad University – Boroujen, Iran
Taghi Javdani Gandomani, Islamic Azad University – Boroujen, Iran
Chapter 10
AgileSoftwareDevelopmentChallengesinImplementationandAdoption:FocusingonLarge
andDistributedSettings–PastExperiences,EmergentTopics.........................................................175
Abbas Moshref Razavi, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Rodina Ahmad, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Chapter 11
UsabilityEngineeringinAgileSoftwareDevelopmentProcesses.....................................................208
Muhammad Aminu Umar, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
Sheidu Salami Tenuche, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
Sahabi Ali Yusuf, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
Aminu Onimisi Abdulsalami, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
Aliyu Muhammad Kufena, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
Chapter 12
FixedPricedProjectsinAgile:FixedProjectsinAgileSoftwareDevelopmentEnvironments........222
Anuradha Chaminda Gajanayaka, Exilesoft (Pvt) Limited, Sri Lanka
Chapter 13
Behavior-DrivenDevelopmentUsingSpecificationbyExample:AnApproachforDeliveringthe
RightSoftwareBuiltinRightWay.....................................................................................................237
Praveen Ramachandra Menon, Independent Researcher, Singapore
Chapter 14
TheAgilityofAgileMethodologyforTeachingandLearningActivities.........................................283
Deshinta Arrova Dewi Dewi, INTI International University, Malaysia
Mohana Muniandy, INTI International University, Malaysia
Compilation of References...............................................................................................................293
About the Contributors....................................................................................................................317
Index...................................................................................................................................................321
Detailed Table of Contents
Foreword.............................................................................................................................................xiv
Preface.................................................................................................................................................xvi
Chapter 1
ProductOwnershipIsaTeamSport.......................................................................................................1
Shane Hastie, Software Education, New Zealand
Anumberofagilebrandsdownplaytheneedforbusinessanalysisandrequirementsmanagement
onagileprojects,puttinglargestoreintheroleoftheProductOwner.Thispapertacklessomeofthe
problemsthismisconceptioncanresultinandshowshoweffectiveproductownershipalmostalways
requiresateamwithavarietyofskillsandbackgroundstobeeffective.ProductOwnershiprequires
clarityofvision,alignmentwithorganizationalstrategy,understandingofthedevelopmentprocessand
theabilitytocommunicatewithawidevarietyofstakeholdersacrossalllevelsbothinsideandoutside
theorganization.Thecomplexityoftheroleismostoftenmorethanasinglepersoncan(orshould)
copewith–effectiveproductownershiprequiresateamworkapproachcoveringavarietyofskillsand
knowledge.
Chapter 2
AgileCoachesandChampions:TwoHiddenFacilitatorsofAgileTransition.....................................24
Taghi Javdani Gandomani, Islamic Azad University – Boroujen, Iran
Mina Ziaei Nafchi, Islamic Azad University – Boroujen, Iran
PrevalenceofAgilemethodsinsoftwarecompaniesisincreasingdramatically.Softwarecompanies
andteamsneedtoemploythesemethodstoovercometheinherentchallengesoftraditionalmethods
insoftwaredevelopment.However,transitioningtoAgileapproachisatopicofdebate.Thisismainly
becausesoftwarecompaniesarefacingwithmanychallenges,obstacles,andhindranceswhenleaving
traditionalmethodsandmovingtoAgilemethods,asshowninpreviousresearchstudies.Conductinga
large-scaleresearchstudyshowedthatAgiletransformationneedtobesupportedbyseveralfacilitators
andidentifieditsmostimportantfacilitators.Themainaimofthischapteristopresenttwohidden
facilitatorsofAgiletransition,AgilecoachesandAgilechampions,whichrarelyhavebeentakeninto
consideration.Bothofthesefacilitatorsdirectlyimpressthepeopleinvolvedinthetransition.People-
intensivenatureofAgilemethodsandcriticalroleofthepeopleinthetransitionprocessreflectthe
importanceofthesefacilitatorswhenasoftwarecompanydoingitstransition.



Chapter 3
ACanvasforCapturingContextofAgileAdoption.............................................................................37
Pan-Wei Ng, Ivar Jacobson International, Singapore
Althoughagiledevelopmentpromisesbettercustomerresponseandquality,notallwhoattemptagile
seemtogetsuchdesiredresults.Theissueiscontext–understandingthecontextinwhichagileisbeing
adoptedandchoosingtherightpractices.Ourresearchquestionishowagile-coachescanbestelicitand
communicatetheagileadoptioncontextwithdevelopmentteamsandorganizations.Inthispaper,we
proposecapturinganddescribingagileadoptioncontextvisuallyusingasetofarchitecturalviews.This
isanalogoustodescribingarchitectures,butnowappliedtothecontextofagileadoption.Wepropose
asetofviewsandapplieditintheagileadoptionofacompany’sinternalsocialnetworksystem(SNS).
Ourexperiencestaughtusthatcontextevolvesasagilecoachesinteractwithdevelopmentorganization
andteams,andthecontextdescriptionevolvesandconvergestotheteam’sdesiredwayofworking
aftertheagilecoachleavesthescene.Itisalsothebasisfordrawinguponpastexperiencesandbuilding
experiencesforthenextagileadoptionengagement.
Chapter 4
TenYearsofExperiencewithAgileandModel-DrivenSoftwareDevelopmentinaLegacy
Platform.................................................................................................................................................51
Chung-Yeung Pang, Seveco AG, Switzerland
Inthischapter,areportcontainingtheauthor’smanyyearsofexperienceinsoftwaredevelopment
togetherwithadiscussionofsoftwareengineeringarepresented.Thereportbeginswiththesoftware
crisisandincludesdifferentprojectsfollowingthetraditionalwaterfallmodelwithheavydocuments.In
are-engineeringprojectofalegacyITsystembymodernizingCOBOLapplications,weestablishedan
agileandmodeldrivenapproachtosoftwaredevelopment.Thisapproachwhichhasbeensuccessfully
appliedin13projectssince2004ispresented.Thekeyfactorsrequiredforoursuccesswillalsobe
discussed.Boththegoodandbadexperiencesofthelasttenyearswillbesummarized.Thechapterwill
befinalizedwithavisionofanewarchitectureforagilesoftwaredevelopment.
Chapter 5
RapidAgileTransformationataLargeITOrganization......................................................................85
Pan-Wei Ng, Ivar Jacobson International, Singapore
ThischapterdescribestheagiletransformationofanITorganizationinChinawithabout4000people
includingcontractors.Inthespanofoneyear,47teamsand1700engineersmovedfromtraditionalto
agilewayofworking.Therewasa44%reductionindevelopmentlead-time,5%reductioninproduction
defectsand22%reductioninproductionincidents.Thisagiletransformationoccurredattwolevels.At
theorganizationlevel,adoptionspeedwascrucial,aswewantedtoreachcriticalmassinrapidtimewith
limitedcoachingresources.Thiswasverymuchanentrepreneurstartupproblem,wherecustomersinour
caseareteamsandmembersintheITorganization.Attheteamlevel,apracticearchitectureprovideda
roadmapforcontinuousimprovement.Atheory-based-software-engineeringapproachfacilitateddeeper
learning.Beyondtheusualfactorsforleadingsuccessfulchange,thistransformationexemplifiedthe
useofastartupmentality,socialnetworks,practicearchitecture,simulation,gamification,andmore
importantlyintegratingtheoryandpractice.