Determining the Applicability of Agile Practices to Mission and Life-Critical Systems

Sidky,; Arthur,

doi:10.1109/sew.2007.61

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“…[18] developed a comparative process selection model, while more recently [19] proposed six recommendations when considering Agile adoption in embedded systems development. Specifically related to mission and life-critical systems, [20] developed a three-stage process to help determine the applicability of agile practices to a company"s specific environments.…”

Section: State Of Methodology Adoptionmentioning

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Lean/Agile Software Development Methodologies in Regulated Environments – State of the Art

Cawley

Wang

Richardson

2010

Lean Enterprise Software and Systems

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Abstract. Choosing the appropriate software development methodology is something which continues to occupy the minds of many IT professionals. The introduction of "Agile" development methodologies such as XP and SCRUM held the promise of improved software quality and reduced delivery times. Combined with a Lean philosophy, there would seem to be potential for much benefit. While evidence does exist to support many of the Lean/Agile claims, we look here at how such methodologies are being adopted in the rigorous environment of safety-critical embedded software development due to its high regulation. Drawing on the results of a systematic literature review we find that evidence is sparse for Lean/Agile adoption in these domains. However, where it has been trialled, "out-of-the-box" Agile practices do not seem to fully suit these environments but rather tailored Agile versions combined with more planbased practices seem to be making inroads.

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Section: State Of Methodology Adoptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lean/Agile Software Development Methodologies in Regulated Environments – State of the Art

Cawley

Wang

Richardson

2010

Lean Enterprise Software and Systems

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“…Sidky [11] looked at suitability in terms of agile practices. They discussed three stages presented reported on the scope of the raw data collected than the final conclusion derived from the data.…”

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“…He identified incremental release, reduced documentation and increased customer participation as some of the benefits of agile methods. In [11] identified benefits such as early return on investment, short time to market, improved quality, enhanced client relationships and better team morale.…”

Section: Merits Of Using Agile Methods For Safety Critical Systems Dementioning

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Suitability of Agile Methods for Safety-Critical Systems Development: A Survey of Literature

Mwadulo¹

2016

IJCATR

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Lately, agile methods have widely been used in large organizations. This contrasts to previous practice, where they were mainly used for small projects. However, developers of safety critical systems have shied away from using these methods for the right and wrong reasons. Adoption of agile methods for safety critical system development is low and there is need to find out why this is so especially since agile methods allow a more relaxed approach towards documentation, flexible development lifecycle based on short iterations and accommodates changing requirements. This paper presents a report of a detailed analysis of literature and aims to shed light on the suitability of agile methods for developing safety critical systems .The findings indicate that many organizations are relying on traditional methods to develop safety critical systems because they are familiar with them and have been thoroughly tested over time. However with the advent of agile methods there is a paradigm shift by non safety critical system developers, nevertheless this is not happening with the safety critical system developers and there is need to find out why.

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“…The authors state minimal documentation and evolutionary requirements as examples of agile practices that are not suitable for mission and life-critical systems [19].…”

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Can embedded space system development benefit from agile practices?

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We study in this work piloting agile practices in embedded space system development projects. The case involves three companies acting as last or next to last subcontractors in a space project. Initial interviews and a subsequent survey revealed challenges that embedded space system development poses to the agile software development. These include high specialization and emphasis on individual performance, formal customer interface requiring extensive documentation, and the management of several simultaneous projects. Iterative way of working is characteristic to agile systems development, but novel to the examined project teams. We observed that it enhanced team collaboration through planning and reviewing the work together and in transferring emphasis from the individuals to the team. Resource allocation between projects was taken properly into account when planning the iteration, or when cancelling an iteration for the project. Furthermore, the customer interface was tackled better by utilizing backlogs. According to the end survey and interviews, the main benefits of the agile practices were better communication and knowledge sharing inside the team, enhanced teamwork, and setting the pace for the sometimes slowly proceeding embedded space system development. Also documentation, while it barely changed, was seen more adequate in two of the cases. Overall, the teams felt that they were given a better possibility to affect their ways of working. The case study results show that agile practices can be applied to embedded space system development with notable benefits.

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Determining the Applicability of Agile Practices to Mission and Life-Critical Systems

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Cited by 21 publications

References 17 publications

Lean/Agile Software Development Methodologies in Regulated Environments – State of the Art

Lean/Agile Software Development Methodologies in Regulated Environments – State of the Art

Suitability of Agile Methods for Safety-Critical Systems Development: A Survey of Literature

Can embedded space system development benefit from agile practices?

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