Evidence-Based Timelines for Agile Project Retrospectives – A Method Proposal
Bjarnason, Elizabeth LU
and Regnell, Björn
LU
(2012)
13th International Conference, XP 2012
111(5).
p.177-184
- Abstract
- Retrospective analysis of agile projects can support identification of issues through team reflection and may enable learning and process improvements. Basing retrospectives primarily on experiences poses a risk of memory bias as people may remember events differently, which can lead to incorrect conclusions. This bias is enhanced in project retrospectives which cover a longer period compared to iteration retrospectives. To support teams in recalling accurate and joint views of projects, we propose using an evidence-based timeline with historical data as input to project retrospectives. The proposed method was developed together with a large software development company in the telecommunications domain. This paper outlines a method for... (More)
- Retrospective analysis of agile projects can support identification of issues through team reflection and may enable learning and process improvements. Basing retrospectives primarily on experiences poses a risk of memory bias as people may remember events differently, which can lead to incorrect conclusions. This bias is enhanced in project retrospectives which cover a longer period compared to iteration retrospectives. To support teams in recalling accurate and joint views of projects, we propose using an evidence-based timeline with historical data as input to project retrospectives. The proposed method was developed together with a large software development company in the telecommunications domain. This paper outlines a method for visualizing an evidence-based project timeline by illustrating aspects such as business priority, iterations and test activities. Our method complements an experience-based approach by providing objective data as a starting point for reflection and aims to support objective analysis of issues and root causes. (Less)
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- author
- Bjarnason, Elizabeth
LU
and Regnell, Björn
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2012
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- agile, software process, retrospective, software visualization
- host publication
- Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming/Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
- editor
- Wohlin, Claes
- volume
- 111
- issue
- 5
- pages
- 177 - 184
- publisher
- Springer
- conference name
- 13th International Conference, XP 2012
- conference location
- Malmö, Sweden
- conference dates
- 2012-05-21 - 2012-05-25
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84862069359
- ISBN
- 978-3-642-30349-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-30350-0_13
- project
- Embedded Applications Software Engineering
- language
- English
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