Towards a reduction in architectural knowledge vaporization during agile global software development

摘要: Abstract Context The adoption of agile methods is a trend in global software development (GSD), but may result many challenges. One important challenge architectural knowledge (AK) management, since developers prefer sharing through face-to-face interactions, while GSD the preferred manner documents. Agile knowledge-sharing practices tend to predominate companies that practice (AGSD), leading lack documents, such as designs, data models, deployment specifications, etc., resulting in loss AK over time, i.e., it vaporizes. Objective In previous study, we found that there log files unstructured textual electronic media (UTEM), instant messengers, emails, forums, which are means employed AGSD contact remote teammates. objective this paper present and evaluate proposal with recover from UTEM logs. We developed evaluated prototype implements our order determine its feasibility. Method evaluation was performed by conducting study agile/global students, who used different execute tasks emulate common situations concerning AGSD teams’ documentation during phases. Results Our considered useful, usable unobtrusive tool when retrieving participants also searching for faster than origin required unknown. Conclusion participants’ performance perceptions using provided evidence could reduce vaporization environments. These results encourage us long-term test future work.