2. Workshop organizers
Sabrina Marczak – PUCRS University, Brazil
Rafael Prikladnicki – PUCRS University, Brazil
Daniela Damian – University of Victoria, Canada
Darja Šmite – BHT, Sweden
3. Agility and Global Software
Engineering
Agile methods and global software development
might seem incompatible
Agile: Face-to-face communication
GSE: Communication is one of the main
challenges
Companies face decisions about whether or not to
apply agile methods
These companies are often motivated by the
opportunities to solve the coordination and
communication difficulties associated with global
software development.
There are reports ofsuccessful projects using
agile methods in distributed projects, however we
do not know which variables lead the team to
succeed.
4. Workshop goal
To discuss how agile methods can
enhance productivity of distributed
projects, what are the best practices,
success cases and failure stories.
To promote a forum for the discussion
about how agile practices can be
implemented in the context of global
software engineering.
To promote documenting ideas and
studies about agile distributed
development.
5. Program
9:00 - 9:30 Introduction
9:30-10:30 Presentation Session 1
Signs of Agile Trends in Global Software Engineering
Research: A Tertiary Study. Geir K. Hanssen (SINFET
ICT), Darja Smite (Blekinge Institute of Technology), Nils
Brede Moe (SINTEF ICT)
Does Distribution Make Any Difference? Quantitative
comparison of collocated and globally distributed
projects. Arttu Piri (Aalto University), Tuomas
Niinimäki (Aalto University)
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30 Presentation Session 2
Co-ordination Support for Managing Progress of
Distributed Agile Projects. Sultan Alyahya (Cardiff
University), Wendy K. Ivins (Cardiff University), W. A. Gray
(Cardiff University)
11:30 - 12:30 Discussion Session – Research Problems and
Solutions
6. Special thank you
Muhammad Ali Babar, ITU Copenhagen, Denmark
Marcelo Cataldo, CMU, USA
Tayana Conte, UFAM, Brazil
Daniela Damian, UVic, Canada
Yael Dubinsky, IBM, Israel
Filippo Lanubile, University of Bari, Italy
Casper Lassenius, Soberit, Finland
Sabrina Marczak, PUCRS, Brazil
Rafael Prikladnicki, PUCRS, Brazil
Helen Sharp, Open University, UK
Fabio Q. B. da Silva, UFPE, Brazil
Darja Smite, BTH, Sweden