Problems in agile trenches

Some agile voices have been raised against extensive documentation. They advocate its sparse use and production. In this paper, we report from agile evolution and maintenance trenches on the lifecycle problems related to system and process documentation. Our report gives an indication of the problems that have been encountered within 18 agile organizations. Categories and Subject Descriptors D.2.7 [Distribution, Maintenance and Enhancement]: Corrections, Documentation, Enhancement General Terms Management, Documentation. Keywords Documentation, oral communication, product related problems, process related problems, communication owner, communication complexity.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ESEM
• Authors: Mira Kajko-Mattsson
• Keywords: Agile Voices, ESEM 2008, Extensive Documentation, Process Related Problems, Software Engineering