Understanding Decision Making in Global Agile Software Development
You are invited to participate in a case study of decision making in global agile software development. This survey is designed to capture Atlassian's development process.
Please only do this survey if you are involved in developing and implementing products. This include Product Managers, Engineering (including Cross-product team), and Support.
This does not include Technical Writers, Marketing, Sales, Human Resources, Finance, Internal Systems, etc.
The aim of this study is to investigate the decision making process in relation to
* the agile development practices especially in XP and Scrum
* the effect of having development team members distributed globally
The survey should take about 15 minutes.
Completion and return of the survey will be regarded as consent from you in participating in this study.
Any information that is obtained in connection with this study and that can be identified with you will remain confidential and will be disclosed only with your permission, except as required by law.
Should you require any further information, or have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Martha Winata (email [email protected], phone 0433 208 551) or her supervisor, Assoc. Prof. Aybuke Aurum (email [email protected], phone (02) 9385 4418) of the School of Information Systems, Technology & Management at The University of New South Wales.
This consent form has been simplified to its core points. If you would like to view the full consent form, you can view it here. Which product have you spent the most time working on while you are working for Atlassian?
Throughout this survey, please refer only to the work that you do for this product as you answer the questions. What is your current role within the company? Over the last month, do you attend the product team daily stand-up meetings?
For example, if you only attend the support team stand-ups, please answer no for this question and please refer to this support team as you answer questions about your team from this point onwards.
This is also the case if you are a plug-in developer, please answer no to this question and refer to the plug-in team as you answer questions about your team from this point onwards. Over the last month, how often do you practice these? In the table below, please rate your response based on the statements presented. Any comments about the development practices in Atlassian? Which of the following statements best describes the priorities in the development process? In the table below, please rate your response based on the statements presented below, within the team according to your previous answer at the beginning of the survey In the table below, please rate your response based on the statements presented. In the table below, please rate your response based on the statements presented.
Choose N/A if your team does not do any one of them. Any comments about task allocation, training or meetings in relation to your daily work? Communication on different levels of organisation In the table below, please rate your response based on the statements presented. Communication in relation to product development Over the last month, how often do you communicate with the following roles within your team in relation to product development? Over the last month, how often do you communicate with the followings outside your team in relation to product development? 1: 2: 3: Communication in relation in a social setting Over the last month, how often do you communicate with the following roles within your team in a social setting? Over the last month, how often do you communicate with the following roles outside your team in a social setting? Any comments about communication inside or outside your team? Over the last month, how many hours in a week did you spend in reading blogs in extranet? Over the last month, how many hours in a week did you spend writing blogs in extranet? In the table below, please rate your response based on the statements presented. Over the last month, how often do you use the following information sources? Any comments on the way knowledge is being shared in Atlassian? How do you use Fedex time?
(Choose N/A if you do not use your Fedex time)
How do you use 20% time?
(Choose N/A if you do not use your 20% time)
In the table below, please rate your response based on the statements presented. Any comments about Fedex or 20% time? In the table below, please rate your response based on the statements presented. Any comments about the distributed development arrangement in Atlassian? In the table below, please rate your response based on the statements presented. How long have you worked in Atlassian? How long have you worked within the IT industry What is your highest level of education achieved? Please put your email address below for me to contact you if you win the prize! |
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