DocumentCode
2379335
Title
The pairing session as the atomic unit of work
Author
Frever, Troy ; Ingalls, Paul
Author_Institution
Smilebox, Inc., Redmond, WA
fYear
2006
fDate
23-28 July 2006
Lastpage
169
Abstract
We have an extreme programming team at a small company dedicated to the agile approach. Our team of 7 developers decided to use the pairing session as the fundamental unit of work for all organizing, planning, estimating, tracking, and of course, pair programming. It´s been a great way to structure the day, provide rhythm and facilitate partner swaps. Estimating and tracking in pairing sessions provides us concrete feedback for improving estimates. This approach constitutes a hybrid between real time and abstract-unit estimating, resulting in highly effective planning and an extremely stable velocity. We have been working this way for about a year and have been exceptionally pleased with the results
Keywords
programming; software development management; team working; abstract-unit estimation; agile approach; extreme programming team; pair programming; pairing session; real time estimation; Computer bugs; Concrete; Feedback; Measurement units; Organizing; Production; Programming profession; Rhythm;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Agile Conference, 2006
Conference_Location
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN
0-7695-2562-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AGILE.2006.55
Filename
1667576
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