Empirical Studies of Agile Software Development: A Systematic Review
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Title
Empirical Studies of Agile Software Development: A Systematic Review
Abstract/Description
Agile software development represents a major departure from traditional, plan-based approaches to software engineering. A systematic review of empirical studies of agile software development up to and including 2005 was conducted. The search strategy identified 1996 studies, of which 36 were identified as empirical studies. The studies were grouped into four themes: introduction and adoption, human and social factors, perceptions on agile methods, and comparative studies. The review investigates what is currently known about the benefits and limitations of, and the strength of evidence for, agile methods. Implications for research and practice are presented. The main implication for research is a need for more and better empirical studies of agile software development within a common research agenda. For the industrial readership, the review provides a map of findings, according to topic, that can be compared for relevance to their own settings and situations.
Author/creator
Date
In publication
Volume
50
Issue
9
Pages
833-859
Resource type
Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form
Published Text
Scholarship genre
Empirical
Keywords
Open access/full-text available
Partial
Peer reviewed
Yes
ISSN
0950-5849
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Citation
Dybå, T., & Dingsøyr, T. (2008). Empirical Studies of Agile Software Development: A Systematic Review. Information and Software Technology, 50(9), 833–859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2008.01.006
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