Abstract:
Software industry in Pakistan is shifting towards Agile project management to fulfill the
current software development requirements of the industry. Transition from traditional
methods of development to Agile methods is a challenging task and needs constant study
and improvement of the process. Of all the Agile methods, Scrum is one of the most
adopted method by the industry. A survey based research approach is used to identify
quality related issues in Scrum and bring them to light. Qualitative and quantitative
analysis is performed on the data to produce the results. The research highlighted issues
in the areas of unit testing, customer collaboration, continuous integration and sprint
planning. To overcome the highlighted issues, Scrum framework is merged with eXtreme
Programming (XP). XP practices compliments Scrum process and provides a better
framework for the development of quality products.
