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Agile Methods for Safety-Critical Software Development

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Extreme Programming and Agile Methods - XP/Agile Universe 2004 (XP/Agile Universe 2004)

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Abstract

What might have been a question of whether agile methods can be used in the safety-critical world is now becoming a question of how agile methods can be used in the safety-critical world. This panel covered some of the myths, worries, solutions, and experiences of agile development of safety-critical software. Among others, this panel addressed the following questions:

  • What benefits of agile methods apply to the safety-critical world?

  • What barriers must be overcome?

  • What changes or additions to agile methods are needed to make agile work?

  • Are there concerns from regulatory agencies?

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Medtronic, Inc,  

    Kelly Weyrauch

  2. Poppendieck, LLC,  

    Mary Poppendieck

  3. XP-Embedded,  

    Ron Morsicato & Nancy Van Schooenderwoert

  4. Lucent Technologies,  

    Bill Pyritz

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  1. Kelly Weyrauch
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Carmen Zannier

  2. Software Engineering Group, Institute for Information Technology, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal Road, Building M50, K1A 0R6, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Hakan Erdogmus

  3. Object Mentor, Inc., 501 North Riverside Drive, Suite 206, 60031, Gurnee, IL, USA

    Lowell Lindstrom

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Weyrauch, K., Poppendieck, M., Morsicato, R., Van Schooenderwoert, N., Pyritz, B. (2004). Agile Methods for Safety-Critical Software Development. In: Zannier, C., Erdogmus, H., Lindstrom, L. (eds) Extreme Programming and Agile Methods - XP/Agile Universe 2004. XP/Agile Universe 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3134. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-27777-4_30

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