Featback: method for enhancing management of agile development

  • Authors:
  • Mikko Raatikainen;Varvana Myllärniemi;Tomi Männisto

  • Affiliations:
  • Aalto University, Aalto, Finland;Aalto University, Aalto, Finland;Aalto University, Aalto, Finland

  • Venue:
  • Nordic Journal of Computing
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

Agile methods have gained popularity in the software industry. A backlog, which is, roughly, a prioritized list of things to be done, is used as a means of management of development. However, one particular challenge is that a backlog does not provide information beyond isolated backlog items, e.g., especially that of composed entities, such as the product in the whole. We describe the Featback method, which provides information that the existing means do not directly provide, especially of composed entities. The information is based on analyses using the concepts from an integrated backlog and feature model, thus integrating structural and developmental information. Justification is provided by the definition specifications for analyses and by using an expository instantiation of a running example for the Featback method.