Agile Development of Critical Software - Can It be Justified?

摘要

The paper introduces the problem of application of agile practices in critical software development projects. It summarizes the present state of research and identifies the need for having a ready-to-use model of being agile while still meeting the required assurance levels which could be particularly useful for small and medium sized safety-critical software companies. Then the objective and scope of a research aiming at delivering such a model is presented together with a case study description which is a step of this research project. The case study will investigate how software engineers perceive risks associated with introduction of agile practices and collect their ideas on how these risks could be mitigated.