Can FOSS projects benefit from integrating Kanban: a case study

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Agile Software Development (ASD) have both been recognized as important software development methods; they have many success stories and share some similarities. However, there is a lack of research regarding the comprehensive integration of the two. This wor...

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Vydáno v:Journal of internet services and applications Ročník 8; číslo 1; s. 1 - 13
Hlavní autor: Harzl, Annemarie
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: London Springer London 01.12.2017
Sociedade Brasileira de Computação
Brazilian Computing Society (SBC)
Témata:
Action research
Agile software development
Computer Applications
Computer Communication Networks
Computer Science
Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks
Feedback loops
FOSS
Free and Open Source Software Development
Free open source software
Freeware
Information Systems and Communication Service
IT in Business
Kanban
Kanbans
Knowledge acquisition
Lean
Open source software
Processor Architectures
Software development
Workflow
FOSS
Kanban
Lean
Free open source software
Agile software development
Action research
ISSN:1867-4828, 1869-0238
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Shrnutí:Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Agile Software Development (ASD) have both been recognized as important software development methods; they have many success stories and share some similarities. However, there is a lack of research regarding the comprehensive integration of the two. This work presents a single case of a hybrid student FOSS project where ASD and FOSS were combined and reports if this combination benefits the contributors. We conducted Action Research (AR) with one sub-team of a large hybrid student FOSS project, and performed three AR cycles based on the Kanban method. The Kanban practices visualize the workflow, make policies explicit and implement feedback loops were examined during the AR cycles. They are discussed in detail in this paper, which has two main contributions: first, it describes a real world situation, where Kanban is applied to a hybrid student FOSS project, and second, it determines that the combination is experienced as beneficial by contributors. Study participants report a positive effect on communication with other teams and stakeholders due to the use of the Kanban and regard their time acquiring knowledge about Kanban practices as well spent.
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ISSN:1867-4828
1869-0238
DOI:10.1186/s13174-017-0058-z