Abstract Context: Test Driven Development (TDD) is an agile practice that has gained
popularity when it was defined as a fundamental part in eXtreme Programming (XP) …

Agile methodologies are focused on the people and functional product delivery in short
periods of time. There are methodologies that change considerably the work habits of …

Software and system development faces numerous challenges of rapidly changing markets.
To address such challenges, companies and projects design and adopt specific …

Context A number of systematic literature reviews and map** studies (SLRs) covering
numerous primary research studies on various aspects of agile software development (ASD) …

Agile adoption is typically understood as a one-off organizational process involving a staged
selection of agile development practices. This view of agility fails to explain the differences in …

For years, agile methods are considered the most promising route toward successful
software development, and a considerable number of published studies the (successful) use …

Maturity in software development is currently defined by models such as CMMI-DEV and
ISO/IEC 15504, which emphasize the need to manage, establish, measure and optimize …

There has been a recent increase in the use of agile coaches in organizations. Although the
use of the job title is popular, empirical knowledge about the tasks, responsibilities and skills …

Governments worldwide have been working to provide better digital services to citizens. In
Brazil, this initiative is ongoing since the 2000's with the aim create better digital solutions …

The software development industry adopts agile methods in different ways by considering
contextual requirements. To fulfill organizational needs, adoption strategies consider agile …