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A Multi-Criteria Model for Planning and Fine-Tuning Global Agile Software Development Projects

Luis Henrique Almeida (CPQi IT Offshore Solutions, Brazil), Adriano Bessa Albuquerque (University of Fortaleza, Brazil) and Plácido Rogério Pinheiro (University of Fortaleza, Brazil)

Source Title: International Journal of Knowledge Society Research (IJKSR) 3(2)

DOI: 10.4018/jksr.2012040101

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Inter-organizational Global Software Development (GSD) has become a common reality for many projects. It is well established that distance makes difficult to interact and to cooperate effectively. Scrum, a consolidated Agile methodology, emphasizes communication, reduces coordination and control overhead and has been increasingly used in a distributed fashion. Successfully planning and managing the combined use of GSD and Scrum is a complex task and requires carefully planning. Despite the importance and complexity of this type of problem, there seems to be a lack of reports, in the literature, of models that could support managers dealing with these decision contexts. This paper presents a multi-criteria decision model for planning and fine-tuning such project plans. This model was developed using cognitive mapping and MACBETH (Bana e Costa, Sanchez-Lopez, Vansnick, & De Corte, 2011). The application of the model is demonstrated, followed by conclusion and future work.

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2. Decision Setting

This section presents the context that motivated the structuring of the model. A real world intervention scenario is briefly described. Challenges faced by project managers planning Inter-organizational GSD projects with Scrum are listed.

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