The role of physical artefacts in agile software development: Two complementary perspectives Export

@article{citeulike:4742890, abstract = {Agile software development promotes feedback, discipline and close collaboration between all members of the development team, and de-emphasises documentation, 'big design up front' and hierarchical processes. Agile teams tend to be co-located and multi-disciplinary, and rely heavily on face-to-face communication and seemingly simple physical artefacts to support interaction. In this paper we focus on the functionality of two key physical artefacts – the story card and the Wall – which, individually and in combination, underpin the team's activity. These artefacts have two main roles – one which enables a shared understanding of requirements and one which facilitates the development process itself. We consider these roles from two perspectives: a notational perspective and a social perspective. This discussion shows how the two perspectives – the notational and the social – intertwine and are mutually supportive. Any attempt to replace these physical artefacts with alternative support for an agile team needs to take account of both perspectives, and the complex relationships between them.}, author = {Sharp, Helen and Robinson, Hugh and Petre, Marian}, citeulike-article-id = {4742890}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2008.10.006}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0953543808000659}, doi = {10.1016/j.intcom.2008.10.006}, issn = {09535438}, journal = {Interacting with Computers}, keywords = {artefacts, co-location, collaboration, ethnography, f2f, social\_context, social\_interaction}, month = {January}, number = {1-2}, pages = {108--116}, posted-at = {2009-06-25 20:41:15}, priority = {3}, title = {The role of physical artefacts in agile software development: Two complementary perspectives}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2008.10.006}, volume = {21}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4742890 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4742890 N2 - Agile software development promotes feedback, discipline and close collaboration between all members of the development team, and de-emphasises documentation, ‘big design up front’ and hierarchical processes. Agile teams tend to be co-located and multi-disciplinary, and rely heavily on face-to-face communication and seemingly simple physical artefacts to support interaction. In this paper we focus on the functionality of two key physical artefacts – the story card and the Wall – which, individually and in combination, underpin the team’s activity. These artefacts have two main roles – one which enables a shared understanding of requirements and one which facilitates the development process itself. We consider these roles from two perspectives: a notational perspective and a social perspective. This discussion shows how the two perspectives – the notational and the social – intertwine and are mutually supportive. Any attempt to replace these physical artefacts with alternative support for an agile team needs to take account of both perspectives, and the complex relationships between them. IS - 1-2 JF - Interacting with Computers SN - 09535438 EP - 116 TI - The role of physical artefacts in agile software development: Two complementary perspectives VL - 21 SP - 108 KW - artefacts KW - co-location KW - collaboration KW - ethnography KW - f2f KW - social_context KW - social_interaction AU - Sharp, Helen AU - Robinson, Hugh AU - Petre, Marian PY - 2009/01// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2008.10.006 ER -