A utilização da metodologia Scrum sob a percepção da equipe de desenvolvimento em uma empresa privada de software: um estudo de caso

Abstract

The delivery of quality software to customers has been much discussed in recent times. As a result, many organizations are looking for incorporating agile methodologies into their software development process in order to obtain a faster delivery that meets the demands and requirements of its customers. In this context, this paper aims at presenting a case study on the use of the Scrum agile methodology in a private software development company in the city of João Pessoa - Paraíba. The purpose of this research is to analyze the characteristics and adhesion of the Scrum agile method from the team point of view through qualitative and quantitative data obtained by means of two data collection instruments : questionnaire and direct observation. Finally, this paper presents which characteristics of the Scrum methodology have been deployed in the investigated company in relation to project planning, artifacts used, roles and Scrum iterations ( sprints ), showing that the team agrees that many points of the methodology adopted in the company are, however, some issues need to be better understood using Scrum as the same suggests.