Student Research Abstract: Why and Where Software Developers are (not) using Project Data in Agile Retrospectives
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Software project data holds knowledge of the development process enacted in teams. However, it is rarely used for process improvement approaches as part of agile retrospective meetings. We argue that this integration shows promise: Project data is evidence of what occurred in the last development iteration(s). It complements the perceptions of individuals that are usually exclusively relied upon in retrospectives. In this paper, we present the results of semi-structured interviews with agile practitioners, which revealed missing knowledge of the capabilities, implementation, and application of project data analyses as a key reason for the lack of usage. Looking forward, we provide an initial look at a structured approach to the usage of software project data in agile retrospectives.
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