Evolution of developer collaboration on the Jazz platform: A study of a large scale agile project

Collaboration is a key aspect of the agile philosophy of software development. As a software system matures over iterations, trends of developer collaboration can offer valuable insights into project dynamics. In this paper, we study evolution of developer collaboration for a large scale agile proje...

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Main Authors: DATTA, Subhajit, SINDHGATTA, Renuka, SENGUPTA, Bikram
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/5578
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/6581/viewcontent/EvolutionDeveloperCollaboration_pv.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:Collaboration is a key aspect of the agile philosophy of software development. As a software system matures over iterations, trends of developer collaboration can offer valuable insights into project dynamics. In this paper, we study evolution of developer collaboration for a large scale agile project on the Jazz platform. We construct networks of collaboration based on developer affiliations across comments on work items and file changes; and then compare parameters of such networks with established results from networks of scientific collaborations. The comparisons illuminate interesting facets of developer collaboration on the Jazz platform. Such perception helps deeper understanding of the role of interaction in agile projects, as well as more effective project governance.