The 2nd Workshop on Agile Practice & Research: A Summary and Call For Research

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.21690v1
• Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 19:48:14 GMT
• Title: The 2nd Workshop on Agile Practice & Research: A Summary and Call For Research
• Abstract summary: Agile software development has been shaped by the interplay between academic research and industrial practice.<n>This paper focuses on three research-practice gaps: the theory gap, the time gap, and the transfer gap.<n>The 2nd Agile Practice & Research Workshop was held at the International Conference on Agile Software Development (XP) 2026 in So Paulo, Brazil.
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• Abstract: Agile software development has been shaped by the interplay between academic research and industrial practice for over two decades, yet notable gaps persist between both domains. This paper focuses on three research-practice gaps: the theory gap, the time gap, and the transfer gap. To address these, the 2nd Agile Practice & Research Workshop was held at the International Conference on Agile Software Development (XP) 2026 in São Paulo, Brazil, bringing researchers and practitioners together to identify root causes and develop joint solutions. Building on two preceding sessions in which contributions of participants had been presented, participants engaged in a structured collaborative session, working in small groups on one of the three gaps and reflecting on possible causes and remedies. The organizers synthesized the results into four propositions for improving the research-practice intersection: (1) improving scientific communication, (2) aligning research more closely with emerging industrial needs, (3) creating stronger incentives for sustained collaboration, and (4) integrating educational approaches into research practice. From these, three calls for research were formulated: (a) broader adoption of open science practices for transparency, reproducibility, and cumulative evidence; (b) higher empirical quality standards through stronger theoretical grounding and rigorous design; and (c) more explicit, value-oriented contributions that clearly articulate their practical and scientific relevance. The paper offers both a summary of the workshop and a call to strengthen research-practice collaboration.

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