Research Papers present significant contributions to the field of agile software development, advancing the state of the art, influencing the framework of thought in the field, or, perhaps, criticizing current agile development methodologies in a reasoned fashion.

The following are themes for this years Research sessions:

• The People Side Of Development
• Agile Methods and Processes
• Agile Development and Programming
• The Business Side Of Agile Development

Topics may include, but are not restricted to:

• Research on named or new methodologies and approaches: Adaptive, Crystal, DSDM, FDD, Scrum, XP, informal modeling techniques and practices, adapting/trimming existing methods, special projects or others.
• Research on named or new techniques or practices: pair programming, war-rooms, test-first design, paper-based prototyping, or others.
• Research on special topics or tools: configuration management, testing, project steering, user involvement, design for agility, or others.
• Studies of development groups using ethnographic or social research techniques.
• Quantitative and qualitative studies on particular topics: tools for virtual teams, relationship of community issues to project outcome, or others.

Submit

Submissions are closed. Submitters can access the submission system here.

All papers will be reviewed by members of a committee of experts. Papers should be 5 to 10 pages in length. Please do not submit previously published material or material that has been or will be submitted to other venues.

Key Dates:

Papers due: February 29, 2004
Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2004

If you have questions regarding the Research Reports sessions, please contact us at papers@agiledevelopmentconference.com.

Selection Committee

• Pekka Abrahamsson, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
• Scott W. Ambler, Ronin International, Inc.
• Ann Anderson, Oak Tree
• Arlen Bankston, C.C. Pace Systems
• Mike Beedle, e-Architects Inc.
• Pascal Van Cauwenberghe, Nayima
• Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
• Jens Coldewey, Coldewey Consulting
• Lisa Crispin, Fast401k
• Jutta Eckstein, Objects in Action
• Klaus M. Hansen, University of Aarhus
• Jim Highsmith, Cutter Consulting
• Kenji Hiranabe, Eiwa Systems Management
• Michael Hirsch, Zühlke Engineering AG
• Ron Jeffries, Consultant
• David Kane, SRA International
• Mary Lynn Manns, University of North Carolina at Asheville
• Michele Marchesi, University of Cagliari
• Klaus Marquardt, Dräger Medical AG
• Frank Mauer, University of Calgary
• Pete McBreen, McBreen Consulting
• Rick Mugridge, University of Auckland
• James Newkirk, Microsoft
• Jeff Patton, Tomax Corporation
• Gary F. Pollice, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Linda Rising, Consultant
• Mary Beth Rosson, Penn State University
• Ken Schwaber, Consultant
• Helen Sharp, The Open University
• David Stotts, University of North Carolina
• Don Wells, Extremeprogramming.org
• Laurie Williams, North Carolina State University