Proposta de reestruturação do processo de estimativa de tarefas em projetos de software numa empresa que utiliza o método Ágil Scrum

Abstract

The success or failure of a project is associated with delivery on time, within the estimated budget,given the scope provided and with the expected quality. Preparing accurate estimates when planning is one of the key success factors to meet the deadline of the project. In agile software development, more specifically in the Scrum agile method, usually used estimation techniques just consider the experience of people, which contributes to the possibility of inaccuracy. This work presents a proposal to reestructure the task estimation process of software projects using as a case study a company that uses the Scrum agile method. In this new process is included the proposed construction of a historical base structure on estimates. To achieve the proposed objective a research methodology was structured consisting of three steps: systematic literature review, field research and restructuring process. Initially identified the factors that can interfere with the success of the estimates through systematic literature review and field research, then the current process carried out in company was mapped and was proposed restructuring of the process which takes into account the identified factors that affect the estimates.The evaluation of the proposed restructuring was held with members of the studied company development team which participated in the field research and will be members directly affected by the changes. By analyzing the validation results of proposal with team members is possible to conclude that the suggested changes will provide information that enables the staff to be more accurate in estimating tasks.