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Analytical evaluation of agile success factors influencing quality in software industry

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  • Abhishek Srivastava

    (Amity University Uttar Pradesh)

  • Deepti Mehrotra

    (Amity University Uttar Pradesh)

  • P. K. Kapur

    (Amity University Uttar Pradesh)

  • Anu G. Aggarwal

    (University of Delhi)

Abstract

To have the software development process a fruitful one we have to consider the critical factors of success of agile development. Any organisation is expected to deliver the end product timely with required and on agreed upon terms which is many a times beaten by the extended time taken to complete the software projects or also leading to unexpected increase in the budget of the projects. So today’s development processes embed agile implementation for the accelerating growth of the company, organisation with fast competition of their work. The conventional approach of software systems succumbs towards the ever changing and much needed twist of the “Agile process” to be implemented. Agile focuses on collaborative work for the lifecycle of the project to continue iteratively with anticipating changes and introducing more flexibility than prior traditional approaches. Small sprints remain utilized which are mandatory for effective item conveyance. Conventional programming advancement forms are very little proficient to deal with the fast change in necessities. In spite of the upsides of Agile, feedback on deft approach expresses that it neglects to focus on building and configuration issues and subsequently will undoubtedly create little outline decisions. Agile programming improvement has quickly picked up a great deal of enthusiasm for the field of programming designing. Agile programming development, in spite of its curiosity, is a critical area of research inside programming building discipline. Logical research is yet rare, there has been minimal nitty gritty revealing of the use, entrance and achievement of light-footed systems in customary, proficient programming advancement organisations. In this paper we will evaluate the agile success factors for the product outcomes. The manuscript takes the approach for deciding best agile success factors influencing quality in software industry using analytic network process (ANP). This paper applies ANP to conclude the best way out using nine criteria namely Agile implementation, root cause analysis, mutation testing, cycle time, test and learn approach, continuous integration, process action, IT governance strategy, organisational change, effective risk mitigation, feedback, tangible outcomes, and two alternatives in the form Scrum and Kanban agile framework. The projected approach was tested in a organisation application in software reliability, software development environment and this paper evaluates its effectiveness by giving the weightage to the factor by realising the precise objective.

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  • Abhishek Srivastava & Deepti Mehrotra & P. K. Kapur & Anu G. Aggarwal, 2020. "Analytical evaluation of agile success factors influencing quality in software industry," International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer;The Society for Reliability, Engineering Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM),India, and Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, vol. 11(2), pages 247-257, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijsaem:v:11:y:2020:i:2:d:10.1007_s13198-020-00966-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s13198-020-00966-z
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