Scaling Agile Requirements to the Enterprise level through the exploration of Self-Organizing Software Development Teams

P. Ashok Reddy, Dr. K. Rajasekhara Rao, Dr. M. Babu Reddy

ABSTRACT Conventional software development methods are being used in Organizations for more than three decades. Subsequently, the dynamic market conditions and the changing roles of business organizations have pushed the development methodology to â€˜Agileâ€™ , which is a fast, adaptable and cost efficient methodology which suits to the time-to-market conditions very well by preserving the interest of all stakeholders in a project and it promotes transparency and visibility which are crucial aspects for success of any project. Through continuous customer feedback and early release of products, Agile methodology has witnessed acceptable results in producing reliable software in line with the customer business needs. However, to scale the Agile requirements management to the enterprise level, various functionalities associated with project stakeholders need to be thoroughly understood and appropriate protocol need to be designed. In this paper, various issues were discussed in the lines of stakeholder involvement in getting successful results through Agile methodology and an effort has also been made to analyze the specific issues associated with performance testing under Agile development environment; and a thought provoking light has been thrown to encapsulate the agile strategies like: feedback collection and code refinement with performance testing at Enterprise level. Keywords:- Agile Software Development, Scaling Agile Requirements, Performance Testing, Self Organizing Teams

Title:	Scaling Agile Requirements to the Enterprise level through the exploration of Self-Organizing Software Development Teams
Author Name:	P. Ashok Reddy, Dr. K. Rajasekhara Rao, Dr. M. Babu Reddy
Abstract:	ABSTRACT Conventional software development methods are being used in Organizations for more than three decades. Subsequently, the dynamic market conditions and the changing roles of business organizations have pushed the development methodology to â€˜Agileâ€™ , which is a fast, adaptable and cost efficient methodology which suits to the time-to-market conditions very well by preserving the interest of all stakeholders in a project and it promotes transparency and visibility which are crucial aspects for success of any project. Through continuous customer feedback and early release of products, Agile methodology has witnessed acceptable results in producing reliable software in line with the customer business needs. However, to scale the Agile requirements management to the enterprise level, various functionalities associated with project stakeholders need to be thoroughly understood and appropriate protocol need to be designed. In this paper, various issues were discussed in the lines of stakeholder involvement in getting successful results through Agile methodology and an effort has also been made to analyze the specific issues associated with performance testing under Agile development environment; and a thought provoking light has been thrown to encapsulate the agile strategies like: feedback collection and code refinement with performance testing at Enterprise level. Keywords:- Agile Software Development, Scaling Agile Requirements, Performance Testing, Self Organizing Teams
Cite this article:	P. Ashok Reddy, Dr. K. Rajasekhara Rao, Dr. M. Babu Reddy , " Scaling Agile Requirements to the Enterprise level through the exploration of Self-Organizing Software Development Teams " , International Journal of Application or Innovation in Engineering & Management (IJAIEM), Volume 3, Issue 10, October 2014 , pp. 224-228 , ISSN 2319 - 4847.
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