Agile and scrum in a small software development project: a case study

Abstract

Agile software development practices, like Scrum, has been adopted for many software development projects, due to its ability to deal with changing product requirements, while waterfall methods are better suited to dealing with projects that have clearly defined requirements. Agile allow teams to focus on delivering product and improved communication has made it one of the easiest and best software development techniques. On the other hand, such agile methods have been designed for collocated software development and are thus not directly applicable to distributed agile development. In this research, we present recommendations from case study conducted in Sri Lankan software company where they practice scrum development for projects. We also highlight some of the challenges and benefits and unique lessons learned from them.