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Communication, collaboration and coordination are key enablers of software development and even more so in agile methods. The physical environment of the workspace plays a significant role in effective communication, collaboration, and coordination among people while developing software.

In this paper, we have studied and further evaluated empirically the effect of different constituents of physical environment on communication, coordination, and collaboration, respectively. The study aims to provide a guideline for prospective agile software developers.

A survey was conducted among software developers at a software development organization. To collect data, a survey was carried out along with observations, and interviews.

It has been found that half cubicles are ‘very effective’ for the frequency of communication. Further, half cubicles were discovered ‘effective …