Evidence-Based Timelines for Agile Project Retrospectives – A Method Proposal
Author
Editor
- Claes Wohlin
Summary, in English
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.
Department/s
Publishing year
2012
Language
English
Pages
177-184
Publication/Series
Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming/Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Volume
111
Issue
5
Full text
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Document type
Conference paper
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Computer Science
Keywords
- agile
- software process
- retrospective
- software visualization
Conference name
13th International Conference, XP 2012
Conference date
2012-05-21 - 2012-05-25
Conference place
Malmö, Sweden
Status
Published
Project
- Embedded Applications Software Engineering
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 978-3-642-30349-4