Release Planning in a Hybrid Project Environment

Kristina Marner, Sven Theobald, Stefan Wagner

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Abstract

Context: Even regulated domains like the automotive domain increasingly adopt agile software development. However, traditional sequential processes are still in use and have to coexist with the new development approaches. Collaboration between agile and hybrid projects within complex traditional product development processes is challenging, especially regarding the creation and synchronization of a qualification phase plan. Objective: The aim of this study is to motivate research related to the combined use of agile and traditional paradigms in release planning in the automotive domain and to report challenges from industry. Method: We introduce and motivate the research topic and discuss related work based on the results of a small literature study. Further, an online survey with 56 respondents from an automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer was conducted. Results: There is a clear research gap regarding release planning for combined agile and traditional projects. The state-of-the-practice survey identified challenges, such as a lack of transparency regarding the status quo of related projects. Conclusions: The research gap as well as the challenges from industry should motivate further research on this topic, in order to improve release planning processes in this specific context.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Agile and User-Centred Software Engineering - 3rd International Conference on Lean and Agile Software Development, LASD 2019, and 7th Conference on Multimedia, Interaction, Design and Innovation, MIDI 2019, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsAdam Przybylek, Miguel Ehécatl Morales-Trujillo
PublisherSpringer
Pages19-40
Number of pages22
ISBN (Print)9783030375331
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Conference on Lean and Agile Software Development, LASD 2019, and the 7th Conference on Multimedia, Interaction, Design and Innovation, MIDI 2019 - Leipzig, Germany
Duration: 1 Sep 20194 Sep 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Volume376 LNBIP
ISSN (Print)1865-1348
ISSN (Electronic)1865-1356

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Lean and Agile Software Development, LASD 2019, and the 7th Conference on Multimedia, Interaction, Design and Innovation, MIDI 2019
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityLeipzig
Period1/09/194/09/19

Keywords

  • Agile method
  • Automotive
  • Challenges
  • Hybrid development process
  • Hybrid project environment
  • Product development process
  • Qualification phase
  • Release planning
  • Traditional process

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