Solutions in global software engineering: A systematic literature review

Schneider, Stefan; Torkar, Richard; Gorschek, Tony

doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2012.06.002

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“…We also ensured that these databases would index all the venues where known primary studies in our topic had been published. Other SLRs, such as [6,19,47], have also used these databases for searching relevant primary studies.…”

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Effort estimation in agile software development

Usman

Mendes

Weidt

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Predictive Models in Software Engineering

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Context: Ever since the emergence of agile methodologies in 2001, many software companies have shifted to Agile Software Development (ASD), and since then many studies have been conducted to investigate effort estimation within such context; however to date there is no single study that presents a detailed overview of the state of the art in effort estimation for ASD. Objectives: The aim of this study is to provide a detailed overview of the state of the art in the area of effort estimation in ASD. Method: To report the state of the art, we conducted a systematic literature review in accordance with the guidelines proposed in the evidence-based software engineering literature. Results: A total of 25 primary studies were selected; the main findings are: i) Subjective estimation techniques (e.g. expert judgment, planning poker, use case points estimation method) are the most frequently applied in an agile context; ii) Use case points and story points are the most frequently used size metrics respectively; iii) MMRE (Mean Magnitude of Relative Error) and MRE (Magnitude of Relative Error) are the most frequently used accuracy metrics; iv) team skills, prior experience and task size are cited as the three important cost drivers for effort estimation in ASD; and v) Extreme Programming (XP) and SCRUM are the only two agile methods that are identified in the primary studies. Conclusion: Subjective estimation techniques, e.g. expert judgment-based techniques, planning poker or the use case points method, are the one used the most in agile effort estimation studies. As for the size metrics, the ones that were used the most in the primary studies were story points and use case points. Several research gaps were identified, relating to the agile methods, size metrics and cost drivers, thus suggesting numerous possible avenues for future work.

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Effort estimation in agile software development

Usman

Mendes

Weidt

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Predictive Models in Software Engineering

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135

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“…Kroll et al [11] identified areas within Software Engineering have been investigated regarding GSD. Schneider et al [12] performed a SLR to categorize solutions in the GSD context by using process areas. Jalali et al [13] and Hossain et al [14] performed systematic literature reviews looking at the use of agile methods in GSD.…”

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Effort Estimation in Global Software Development: A Systematic Literature Review

Britto

Freitas

Mendes

et al. 2014

2014 IEEE 9th International Conference on Global Software Engineering

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Abstract-Nowadays, software systems are a key factor in the success of many organizations as in most cases they play a central role helping them attain a competitive advantage. However, despite their importance, software systems may be quite costly to develop, so substantially decreasing companies' profits. In order to tackle this challenge, many organizations look for ways to decrease costs and increase profits by applying new software development approaches, like Global Software Development (GSD). Some aspects of the software project like communication, cooperation and coordination are more challenging in globally distributed than in co-located projects, since language, cultural and time zone differences are factors which can increase the required effort to globally perform a software project. Communication, coordination and cooperation aspects affect directly the effort estimation of a project, which is one of the critical tasks related to the management of a software development project. There are many studies related to effort estimation methods/techniques for co-located projects. However, there are evidences that the co-located approaches do not fit to GSD. So, this paper presents the results of a systematic literature review of effort estimation in the context of GSD, which aimed at help both researchers and practitioners to have a holistic view about the current state of the art regarding effort estimation in the context of GSD. The results suggest that there is room to improve the current state of the art on effort estimation in GSD.

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“…With respect to team building and teamwork in GSE scenarios, a detailed literature review conducted in 2012 [14] identified 74% of relevant publications focusing on distributed team and project management. The vast majority of work in the area is concerned with the main challenges associated with GSD [8] such as (i) creating overlap in time between different sites, (ii) geographical distance challenge team spirit, i.e.…”

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Understanding Collaboration in Global Software Engineering (GSE) Teams with the Use of Sensors: Introducing a Multi-sensor Setting for Observing Social and Human Aspects in Project Management

Dafoulas

Maia

Ali

et al. 2017

2017 International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE)

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Abstract-This paper discusses on-going research in the waysGlobal Software Engineering (GSE) teams collaborate for a range of software development tasks. The paper focuses on providing the means for observing and understanding GSE team member collaboration including team coordination and member communication. Initially the paper provides the background on social and human issues relating to GSE collaboration. Next the paper describes a pilot study involving a simulation of virtual GSE teams working together with the use of asynchronous and synchronous communication over a virtual learning environment. The study considered the use of multiple data collection techniques recordings of SCRUM meetings, design and implementation tasks. Next, the paper discusses the use of a multi-sensor for observing human and social aspects of project management in GSE teams. The scope of the study is to provide the means for gathering data regarding GSE team coordination for project managers including member emotions, participation pattern in team discussions and potentially stress levels.

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Solutions in global software engineering: A systematic literature review

Cited by 41 publications

References 27 publications

Effort estimation in agile software development

Effort estimation in agile software development

Effort Estimation in Global Software Development: A Systematic Literature Review

Understanding Collaboration in Global Software Engineering (GSE) Teams with the Use of Sensors: Introducing a Multi-sensor Setting for Observing Social and Human Aspects in Project Management

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