CONTEXT: In a previous study, we reported on a systematic literature review (SLR), based
on a manual search of 13 journals and conferences undertaken in the period 1st January …

Context Software industry has widely adopted Agile software development methods. Agile
literature proposes a few key metrics but little is known of the actual metrics use in Agile …

CONTEXT: We are strong advocates of evidence-based software engineering (EBSE) in
general and systematic literature reviews (SLRs) in particular. We believe it is essential that …

BACKGROUND—Software Process Improvement (SPI) is a systematic approach to increase
the efficiency and effectiveness of a software development organization and to enhance …

Context Source code metrics are essential components in the software measurement
process. They are extracted from the source code of the software, and their values allow us …

BACKGROUND: Many papers are published on the topic of software metrics but it is difficult
to assess the current status of metrics research. AIM: This paper aims to identify trends in …

Background: We are strong advocates of evidence-based software engineering (EBSE) in
general and systematic literature reviews (SLRs) in particular. We believe it is essential that …

IT department culture has been widely recognized as an important factor that influences the
adoption of agile practices. Yet, the research pertaining to the relationship between IT …

Systematic literature reviews (SLRs) are a major tool for supporting evidence-based
software engineering. Adapting the procedures involved in such a review to meet the needs …

The difficulty of software development tasks depends on several factors including the
characteristics of the underlying source-code. These characteristics can be captured and …