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2005 Australian Software Engineering Conference (ASWEC'05)
Evaluation of Effects of Pair Work on Quality of Designs
Brisbane, Australia
March 29-April 01
ISBN: 0-7695-2257-2
Hiyam Al-Kilidar, University of New South Wales
Peter Parkin, University of New South Wales
Ayb? Aurum, University of New South Wales
Ross Jeffery, University of New South Wales and National ICT Australia
Quality is a key issue in the development of software products. Although the literature acknowledges the importance of the design phase of software lifecycle and the effects of the design process and intermediate products on the final product, little progress has been achieved in addressing the quality of designs. This is partly due to difficulties associated in defining quality attributes with precision and measurement of the many different types and styles of design products, as well as problems with assessing the methodologies utilized in the design process. In this research we report on an empirical investigation that we conducted to examine and evaluate quality attributes of design products created through a process of pair-design and solo-design. The process of pair-design methodology involves pair programming principles where two people work together and periodically switch between the roles of driver and navigator. The evaluation of the quality of design products was based on ISO/IEC 9126 standards. Our results show some mixed findings about the effects of pair work on the quality of design products.
Citation:
Hiyam Al-Kilidar, Peter Parkin, Ayb? Aurum, Ross Jeffery, "Evaluation of Effects of Pair Work on Quality of Designs," aswec, pp.78-87, 2005 Australian Software Engineering Conference (ASWEC'05), 2005
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