Impact of physical ambiance on communication, collaboration and coordination in agile software development: An empirical evaluation

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1067-1078

  Mishra, Deepti ^a   Mishra, Alok ^a,b,c   Ostrovska, Sofiya ^a  

^a ATILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Univ S Pacific   (Fiji)

^c U21Global ^*  (Singapore)

Author keywords

Agile software development; Collaboration; Communication; Coordination; Physical settings

Indexed keywords

AGILE METHODS; AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; AGILE SOFTWARES; COLLABORATION; COMMUNAL SPACE; COORDINATION; EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION; EMPIRICAL EVALUATIONS; GLASS BARRIERS; OPEN ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPER; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS; TEAM MEMBERS; WORKING ENVIRONMENT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SURVEYS;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84863489948     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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