Towards a Systematic Socio- Intentional Framework for Agile Methods Tailoring

Kiv, Soreangsey [UCL] Heng, Samedi [UCL] Kolp, Manuel [UCL] Wautelet, Yves [UCL]

Agile has become one of the most popular software development approaches thanks to its flexible and evolutive features. To find further suitable practices, teams start to follow the tailoring approach by choosing only the fragments of different methods that fit their needs and context. Many tailoring approaches have been proposed by orienting different aspects such as process, resource and goal. While the interaction between team members is very important in agile methods, none of these approaches focuses on the socio-intentional aspect. In the literature, we can find many case studies that link socio-intentional aspects to the tailoring of agile practices. Even though it is helpful to know it, locating relevant information can be effort and time consuming. This research proposes a sociointentional framework that can analyze agile practices and indicate how to tailor them with the help of an evidence-based tool and a modeling language. This framework will allow practitioners to identify the right practices to achieve their goals and analyze their suitability and vulnerability. It will also indicate how to successfully implement them in the software development process.