Construction and Implementation of an Agile Methodology in the Software Development Process of a Public Organization: An Action-Research.

• Jéssica S. Garcia UFMT
• Joyce Aline Marins UFMT
• Vanice Cunha UFMT
• Aline Wollinger TCE-MT
• Giulla Araújo TCE-MT

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/eres.2021.18450

Abstract

The Court of Auditors of the State of Mato Grosso has adopted a methodology based on the SCRUM. It is noticeable that the use of the new methodology has promoted an increase in the quality of the systems, reduced implementation time and increased communication and transparency. This article reports the construction and implementation of this methodology, which was built through action research and evaluated from the perspective of the development team. The challenges reported and lessons learned are of great relevance for organizations that aim to change the traditional development paradigm to agile in their contexts.

Keywords: Scrum, RUP, Action research, Agile Methodology, TCE-MT

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