Chapter Four

Advances in Using Agile and Lean Processes for Software Development

Pilar Rodríguez; Mika Mäntylä; Markku Oivo; Lucy Ellen Lwakatare; Pertti Seppänen; Pasi Kuvaja    Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, Finland

Abstract

Software development processes have evolved according to market needs. Fast changing conditions that characterize current software markets have favored methods advocating speed and flexibility. Agile and Lean software development are in the forefront of these methods. This chapter presents a unified view of Agile software development, Lean software development, and most recent advances toward rapid releases. First, we introduce the area and explain the reasons why ...

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