Recomendações para o uso de métodos ágeis

Abstract

Agile methods have emerged in a context where it was possible to observe delays in software delivery, higher costs than planned, and software that does not meet the customer requirements. The market has become increasingly dynamic and competitive as well as the deadlines imposed by customers are increasingly restricted. In this environment, the act of choose a software development process is of great importance to standardize, better understand, and manage the project team. As a result, software companies are seeking for agile software development methods in order to manage the software development activities. However, there are cases where organizations do not have enough knowledge of how to adopt a particular agile method. Even worst, they do not trust agile methods because they are relatively new, compared to traditional ones. The main goal of this study is to present some agile methods and their characteristics. We also discuss the most favorable environments to facilitate the decision of adopting an agile method.