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- Gellerstedt, Martin, 1966-, et al.
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The Goalkeeper : a tool for monitoring learning outcomes in PhD education
- 2015
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Ingår i: ICERI2015 Proceedings. - : IATED Academy. - 9788460826576 ; , s. 6223-6230
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The journey from being a new Ph. D.-candidate towards passing the doctorate grade is often a bumpy road with both unexpected and complex challenges that has to be turned in to learning experiences that adds to progression. In this paper we describe the development and use of a tool (the Goalkeeper) designed to support, structure and visualize this journey. It is a tool for supervisors, doctorate students as well as people responsible for quality assurance of a doctorate education. Based on our experiences of having utilised the tool we argue that it is important that the implementation of such a tool is firmly grounded in a quality culture where support of progression and formative assessment dominate over summative assessment and control.
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- Martini, Antonio, 1982, et al.
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A multiple case study on the inter-group interaction speed in large, embedded software companies employing agile
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of Software: Evolution and Process. - : Wiley. - 2047-7481 .- 2047-7473. ; 28:1, s. 4-26
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The adoption of Agile Software Development in large companies is a recent phenomenon of great interest both for researchers and practitioners. Although intra-team interaction is well supported by established agile practices, the critical interaction between the agile team and other parts of the organization is still unexplored in literature. Such interactions slow down the development, hindering the achievement of business goals based on speed: short time to market, quick replication of products of a product-line, and reaction time for product evolution.We have employed a two-year long multiple-case case-study, collecting data through interviews and a survey in three large companies developing embedded software. Through a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis, we have found strong evidence that interaction challenges between the development team and other groups in the organization hinder speed and are widespread in the organizations.This paper also identifies current practices in use at the studied companies and provides detailed guidelines for novel solutions in the investigated domain. Such practices are called boundary-spanning activities in information system research and coordination theory. We present a comparison between large embedded software companies employing agile and developing a line of products based on reused assets and agile companies developing pure software. We highlight specific contextual factors and areas where novel spanning activities are needed for mitigating the interaction challenges hindering speed.
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- Martini, Antonio, 1982, et al.
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Towards introducing agile architecting in large companies: The CAFFEA framework
- 2015
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Ingår i: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Agile Processes in Software Engineering, and Extreme Programming 16th International Conference, XP 2015, Helsinki, Finland, May 25-29, 2015. - Cham : Springer International Publishing. - 1865-1348 .- 1865-1356. - 9783319186115 ; 212
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- To continuously deliver value both in short-term and long-term, a key goal for large product lines companies is to combine Agile Software Development with the continuous development and management of software architecture. We have conducted interviews involving several roles at 3 sites from 2 large companies employing Agile. We have identified current architect roles and gaps in the practices employed at the organizations. From such investigation, we have developed an organizational framework, CAFFEA, for Agile architecting, including roles, teams and practices.
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