COST MODELING AND ESTIMATION IN AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS USING INFLUENCE DIAGRAMS

Efi Papatheocharous, Despoina Trikomitou, Pantelis Stylianos Yiasemis, Andreas S. Andreou

2011

Abstract

Software development according to agile principles seeks to promote adaptive processes, teamwork and collaboration throughout the life-cycle of a project. In contrast, traditional software development focuses on the various phases and activities of the life-cycle while seeking for repeatable, predictable processes to maximize productivity and quality. Additionally, project management in conventional development processes aims to plan and predict the future, whereas in agile development environments, aims to adapt according to any future change. In this paper we investigate, through modeling with Influence Diagrams, the benefit of switching from traditional software development to agile in terms of productivity, expected value and cost. Additionally, we examine how software costs might differentiate if traditional or agile development methodologies are followed. We explore the factors that contribute in successful software development and draw our main conclusions through hypothetical and real case scenarios recorded in agile surveys on Information Technology practices. One of our main conclusions includes verification of the need for a skillful manager and small development team to lead to successful agile projects.

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Papatheocharous E., Trikomitou D., Stylianos Yiasemis P. and S. Andreou A. (2011). COST MODELING AND ESTIMATION IN AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS USING INFLUENCE DIAGRAMS . In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8425-55-3, pages 117-127. DOI: 10.5220/0003553901170127


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@conference{iceis11,
author={Efi Papatheocharous and Despoina Trikomitou and Pantelis Stylianos Yiasemis and Andreas S. Andreou},
title={COST MODELING AND ESTIMATION IN AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS USING INFLUENCE DIAGRAMS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,},
year={2011},
pages={117-127},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003553901170127},
isbn={978-989-8425-55-3},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,
TI - COST MODELING AND ESTIMATION IN AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS USING INFLUENCE DIAGRAMS
SN - 978-989-8425-55-3
AU - Papatheocharous E.
AU - Trikomitou D.
AU - Stylianos Yiasemis P.
AU - S. Andreou A.
PY - 2011
SP - 117
EP - 127
DO - 10.5220/0003553901170127