The impact of dynamics of collaborative software engineering on introverts: A study protocol

Background: Collaboration among software engineers through face-to-face discussions in teams has been promoted since the adoption of agile methods. However, these discussions might demote the contribution of software engineers who are introverts, possibly leading to sub-optimal solutions and creatin...

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Main Authors: NUNES, Ingrid, TREUDE, Christoph, CALEFATO, Fabio
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spelling sg-smu-ink.sis_research-98722024-06-13T09:01:05Z The impact of dynamics of collaborative software engineering on introverts: A study protocol NUNES, Ingrid TREUDE, Christoph CALEFATO, Fabio Background: Collaboration among software engineers through face-to-face discussions in teams has been promoted since the adoption of agile methods. However, these discussions might demote the contribution of software engineers who are introverts, possibly leading to sub-optimal solutions and creating work environments that benefit extroverts. Objective: We aim to evaluate whether providing software engineers with time to work individually and reason about a collective problem is a setting that makes introverts more comfortable to interact and contribute more, ultimately leading to better solutions. Method: We plan to conduct a between-subjects study, with teams in a control group that design a software architecture in a team discussion meeting and teams in a treatment group in which subjects work individually before engaging in a meeting. We will assess and compare the amount of contribution of introverts, their subjective experiences, and the designed solutions. Limitations: As extroverts will be present in both groups, we will not be able to conclude that better solutions are solely due to the increased participation of introverts. The analyses of their subjective experience and amount of contributions might provide evidence to suggest the reasons for observed differences. 2020-10-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/8869 info:doi/10.1145/3379597.3387505 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/9872/viewcontent/msr20b.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University collaboration empirical study extroversion introversion personal traits software teams Software Engineering
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topic collaboration
empirical study
extroversion
introversion
personal traits
software teams
Software Engineering
spellingShingle collaboration
empirical study
extroversion
introversion
personal traits
software teams
Software Engineering
NUNES, Ingrid
TREUDE, Christoph
CALEFATO, Fabio
The impact of dynamics of collaborative software engineering on introverts: A study protocol
description Background: Collaboration among software engineers through face-to-face discussions in teams has been promoted since the adoption of agile methods. However, these discussions might demote the contribution of software engineers who are introverts, possibly leading to sub-optimal solutions and creating work environments that benefit extroverts. Objective: We aim to evaluate whether providing software engineers with time to work individually and reason about a collective problem is a setting that makes introverts more comfortable to interact and contribute more, ultimately leading to better solutions. Method: We plan to conduct a between-subjects study, with teams in a control group that design a software architecture in a team discussion meeting and teams in a treatment group in which subjects work individually before engaging in a meeting. We will assess and compare the amount of contribution of introverts, their subjective experiences, and the designed solutions. Limitations: As extroverts will be present in both groups, we will not be able to conclude that better solutions are solely due to the increased participation of introverts. The analyses of their subjective experience and amount of contributions might provide evidence to suggest the reasons for observed differences.
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author NUNES, Ingrid
TREUDE, Christoph
CALEFATO, Fabio
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TREUDE, Christoph
CALEFATO, Fabio
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title The impact of dynamics of collaborative software engineering on introverts: A study protocol
title_short The impact of dynamics of collaborative software engineering on introverts: A study protocol
title_full The impact of dynamics of collaborative software engineering on introverts: A study protocol
title_fullStr The impact of dynamics of collaborative software engineering on introverts: A study protocol
title_full_unstemmed The impact of dynamics of collaborative software engineering on introverts: A study protocol
title_sort impact of dynamics of collaborative software engineering on introverts: a study protocol
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2020
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/8869
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/9872/viewcontent/msr20b.pdf
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