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An initial understanding of task interdependence in software engineering: a case study

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George Marsicano,

Victor L. de Oliveira,

Leila M. R. de S. Mariz,

Fabio Q. B. da SilvaAuthors Info & Claims

CHASE '18: Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering

Pages 21 - 28

https://doi.org/10.1145/3195836.3195851

Published: 27 May 2018 Publication History

Abstract

Context: Task interdependence is one of the social characteristics of work design, which has been related by some authors to the level of interaction between team members and their results. In recent years, more research aiming to investigate the interactions between people and teamwork in Software Engineering (SE) has been conducted. However, few of these initiatives have been associated with work design, especially as related to task interdependence in SE. Goal: To investigate the perception of the individuals in a software development team concerning task interdependence and their individual impact on teamwork dynamics. Method: We investigated a development team from a Brazilian software development company. For data collection, interviews were conducted and qualitative coding techniques were used to analyze and synthesize our findings. In addition, we have the support of an analytical framework built at the commencement of our research. Results: Task interdependence increases the need for information sharing and synchronization of tasks, it also favors the creation of an environment conducive to redundancy of knowledge and mutual help, and it is moderated by interpersonal relationships, a sense of belonging, and individual competencies and skills, favoring the generation of better results in software development teams. Conclusion: Task interdependence is an important practice and an essential and impacting factor in teamwork dynamics which can enhance the performance of software development teams.

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Index Terms

An initial understanding of task interdependence in software engineering: a case study
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Collaboration in software development
      1. Programming teams

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CHASE '18: Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering

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ISBN:9781450357258

DOI:10.1145/3195836

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Universidade Federal do Pará and Instituto Tecnológico Vale, Tv, Brazil
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University of Stuttgart, Germany
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Meira Levy
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art, Israel
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University of Washington Bothell

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Tagare DJanakiraman SExter MDuan SSabin MTavakoli J(2023)Dispositions that Computing Professionals Value in the WorkplaceProceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research - Volume 110.1145/3568813.3600118(270-283)Online publication date: 7-Aug-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3568813.3600118
de Barros Souza Mda Silva FSeaman C(2023)Perceptions of Task Interdependence in Software Development: An Industrial Case Study2023 IEEE/ACM 16th International Conference on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering (CHASE)10.1109/CHASE58964.2023.00022(127-137)Online publication date: May-2023
https://doi.org/10.1109/CHASE58964.2023.00022

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