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Agile software engineering as creative work

Authors:

Broderick Crawford,

Claudio León de la Barra,

Eric MonfroyAuthors Info & Claims

CHASE '12: Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Co-operative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering

Pages 20 - 26

Published: 02 June 2012 Publication History

Abstract

A Software Engineering project depends significantly on team performance, as does any activity that involves human interaction. In the last years, the traditional perspective on software development is changing and Agile methods have received considerable attention. Among other attributes, the agilists claim that fostering Creativity is one of the keys to response to common problems and challenges of software development today. The development of new software products requires the generation of novel and useful ideas. In this paper, eXtreme Programming (XP) is analyzed and evaluated from the perspective of the creativity, in particular the creative performance and structure required at the teamwork level.

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CHASE '12: Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Co-operative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering

June 2012

149 pages

ISBN:9781467318242

Conference Chairs:
Helen Sharp
The Open University, UK
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Yvonne Dittrich
IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Cleidson R. B. de Souza
Universidade Federal do Para & Vale Technological Institute, Brazil
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Bosch Corporate Research
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Rashina Hoda
University of Auckland, New Zealand

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de Alcântara PCanedo Eda Costa R(2018)People Management in Software Agile DevelopmentProceedings of the XIV Brazilian Symposium on Information Systems10.1145/3229345.3229396(1-10)Online publication date: 4-Jun-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3229345.3229396
Benlloch JCotano LDomínguez J(2016)Developing a MOOC for the learning of mobile app designProceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality10.1145/3012430.3012576(573-578)Online publication date: 2-Nov-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3012430.3012576

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