Task Coordination in an Agile Distributed Software Development Environment

As both distributed software development (DSD) and agile development practices become more popular, the problem of task coordination in an agile DSD environment becomes more pertinent. Even though task allocation has been a subject of study for many years, the team dynamics in an agile DSD environme...

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Published in:2006 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering pp. 606 - 611
Main Authors: Mak, D.K.M., Kruchten, P.B.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 01.05.2006
Subjects:
Agile Development
Agile manufacturing
Auditory displays
Distributed Software Development
Dynamic scheduling
Java
Meeting planning
Object oriented modeling
Pipeline processing
Programming
Project management
Task Allocation
Teamwork
ISSN:0840-7789
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Summary:As both distributed software development (DSD) and agile development practices become more popular, the problem of task coordination in an agile DSD environment becomes more pertinent. Even though task allocation has been a subject of study for many years, the team dynamics in an agile DSD environment makes the nature of task coordination distinctly different from that in other disciplines. This paper proposes a solution to the problem of remote task allocation and coordination in an agile DSD environment. It combines current practices in software project management, such as object-oriented process modeling and critical-path analysis, and methodologies from other fields, such as workflow management and management science. It also describes NextMove, a Java/Eclipse-based distributed tool that would assist project managers in making day-to-day task allocation decisions, increasing transparency throughout the project, as well as complementing other modes of communication in a DSD environment
ISSN:0840-7789
DOI:10.1109/CCECE.2006.277524