A case study of the implementation of agile methods in a bioinformatics project

Authors:
Xueling Shu;Andrei Turinsky;Christoph Sensen;Frank Maurer
Affiliations:
Computer Science Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada;Sun Center of Excellence for Visual Genomics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada;Sun Center of Excellence for Visual Genomics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada;Computer Science Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Venue:
XP'07 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Agile processes in software engineering and extreme programming
Year:
2007

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Abstract

From July 2005 to August 2006, a bioinformatics project experienced a substantial transformation by adopting Scrum and some XP practices. The paper reveals project risks, previous challenges faced by the team and results from this one-year exploratory case study. The paper presents a discussion of the lessons learned from the perspective of both the project manager and the on-site agile advisor, and recommendations on speeding up the adoption process for other projects.