The Internet of Things (IoT) is the latest example of the System of Systems (SoS), demanding
for both innovative and evolutionary approaches to tame its multifaceted aspects. Over the …

Abstract CONTEXT: Intelligent Software Engineering (ISE) refers to the application of
intelligent techniques to software engineering. We define an “intelligent technique” as a …

Grounded Theory (GT), a sociological research method designed to study social
phenomena, is increasingly being used to investigate the human and social aspects of …

Agile methods have transformed the way software is developed, emphasizing active end-
user involvement, tolerance to change, and evolutionary delivery of products. The first …

Context: Technical excellence is a nebulous term in agile software development. This
vagueness is risky because it may lead to misunderstandings and to agile implementations …

Large-scale agile development has gained widespread interest in the software industry, but
it is a topic with few empirical studies of practice. Development projects at scale introduce a …

This research introduces an influence diagram based approach to estimating task lead times
for Agile Kanban project management. Derived from the principles of lean manufacturing …

Scrum, the most popular agile method and project management framework, is widely
reported to be used, adapted, misused, and abused in practice. However, not much is …

Context Ambiguity in user stories is a problem that has received little research attention. Due
to the absence of review studies, it is not known how and to what extent this problem, which …

Agile software development (ASD) is a widely-used practical approach for effective project
management that intends to satisfy the client's needs through continuous testing and …