Exploring Data Management Challenges and Solutions in Agile Software Development: A Literature Review and Practitioner Survey

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.00462v3
• Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 07:02:20 GMT
• Title: Exploring Data Management Challenges and Solutions in Agile Software Development: A Literature Review and Practitioner Survey
• Authors: Ahmed Fawzy, Amjed Tahir, Matthias Galster, Peng Liang,
• Abstract summary: Managing data related to a software product and its development poses significant challenges for software projects and agile development teams.<n>These include integrating data from diverse sources and ensuring data quality amidst continuous change and adaptation.<n>The paper systematically explores data management challenges and potential solutions in agile projects.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Context: Managing data related to a software product and its development poses significant challenges for software projects and agile development teams. These include integrating data from diverse sources and ensuring data quality amidst continuous change and adaptation. Objective: The paper systematically explores data management challenges and potential solutions in agile projects, aiming to provide insights into data management challenges and solutions for both researchers and practitioners. Method: We employed a mixed-methods approach, including a systematic literature review (SLR) to understand the state-of-research followed by a survey with practitioners to reflect on the state-of-practice. The SLR reviewed 45 studies, identifying and categorizing data management aspects along with their associated challenges and solutions. The practitioner survey captured practical experiences and solutions from 32 industry practitioners who were significantly involved in data management to complement the findings from the SLR. Results: Our findings identified major data management challenges in practice, such as managing data integration processes, capturing diverse data, automating data collection, and meeting real-time analysis requirements. To address these challenges, solutions such as automation tools, decentralized data management practices, and ontology-based approaches have been identified. These solutions enhance data integration, improve data quality, and enable real-time decision-making by providing flexible frameworks tailored to agile project needs. Conclusion: The study pinpointed significant challenges and actionable solutions in data management for agile development. Our findings provide practical implications for practitioners and researchers, emphasizing the development of effective data management practices and tools to address those challenges and improve project success.

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