The Role of Story Cards and the Wall in XP teams: A Distributed Cognition Perspective

Abstract

Much of the knowledge used within an

Does the XP environment meet the motivational needs of the software developer? An empirical study

“…The information flows around Team K are simple yet rich [41]. In this team, every member of the development team was aware about all aspects of the company.…”

Girls Who . . . Do Scratch a First Round with the Essence Kernel

“…User stories are represented using cards, called story cards, which constitute the smallest grain of requirements. As noted by [8], story cards and tasks to be implemented together with the wall where they are displayed are two tangible artefacts of the distributed knowledge of the team.…”

The mystery of the writing that isn't on the wall: Differences in public representations in traditional and agile software development

“…Sharp et al [14] analyze in detail the activity of one agile team and conclude that the role of public displays is largely restricted to process issues such as progress-tracking, and that these artefacts lack detailed information about the application under development. This analysis also points out that, in a co-located team, artefacts are used in an information-rich environment supported by open and simple information flows.…”