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European Conference on Software Process Improvement

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Using Agile Approaches to Drive Software Process Improvement Initiatives

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Software Process Improvement (SPI) initiatives intend to improve the quality of developed products by guiding development teams and aiming at increased efficiency and effectiveness on software development. However, some obstacles are perceived in companies that implement SPI, such as long periods of implementation, high cost, bureaucracy, lack of flexibility and misalignment with user’s needs. A proper SPI approach must guide new processes definition, mobilize proper resources and foster motivation for people to work on it. This paper presents an industry experience with a SPI approach based on Scrum to create new processes deliveries in short cycles. The implementation strategy was based on action research. Results show that the Scrum framework was helpful to create fast outcomes, Design Thinking workshops succeeded in generating initial versions of the product backlog, and User Experience aided defining the navigability of the defined processes.

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  1. Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Rua Imaculada Conceição, 1155, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

    Gislaine Nalepa, Sheila Reinehr & Andreia Malucelli

  2. Federal University of Paraná, Rua Dr. Alcides Vieira Arcoverde, 1225, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

    Rafaela Mantovani Fontana

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Nalepa, G., Fontana, R.M., Reinehr, S., Malucelli, A. (2019). Using Agile Approaches to Drive Software Process Improvement Initiatives. In: Walker, A., O'Connor, R., Messnarz, R. (eds) Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement. EuroSPI 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1060. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28005-5_38

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