Agile development techniques are becoming increasingly popular in the generic software
development industry as they appear to offer solutions to the problems associated with …

Three surveys conducted over a 6 year period revealed that medical device software
organisations have difficulties in the area of requirements management, namely …

The customer is a critical role in XP, but almost all XP practices are presented for developers
by developers. While XP calls for real customer involvement, it does not explain what XP …

Non‐safety critical software developers have been reaping the benefits of adopting agile
practices for a number of years. However, developers of safety critical software often have …

The values of software organizations are crucial for achieving high performance; in
particular, agile development approaches emphasize their importance. Researchers have …

eXtreme programming (XP) is one of a new breed of methods, collectively known as the
agile methods, that are challenging conventional wisdom regarding systems development …

This chapter explores the reality of the customer role–a critical, complex, and demanding
role on agile teams. Despite initial difficulties, customers love agile development and would …

The purpose of agile software development is to enable the software development team to
respond to change and learn from change so that it can better deliver value to its customer. If …

Agile methods are gaining momentum amongst the developers of non-safety critical
software. They offer the ability to improve development time, increase quality and reduce …

Developing software for the manufacture of medical devices is a sensitive operation from
many perspectives, such as: safety and regulatory compliance. Medical Device companies …