The dynamics of agile practices for safety-critical software development
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Abstract
This short paper reports from a case study of the agile development of safety-critical software. It utilizes a framework of dynamic relationships between agile practices with the purpose of demonstrating the utility of the framework to understand a case in its context, and it shows significant dynamics. The study is concluded by pointing at which further research on the framework is required to use the framework in managing the agile development of safety-critical software.
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