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most citedReal World Scrum A Grounded Theory of Variations in Practice

65 citations · 75 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

cs.SE2026

Toward Agentic Software Project Management: A Vision and Roadmap

Lakshana Iruni Assalaarachchi, Zainab Masood, Rashina Hoda +1

With the advent of agentic AI, Software Engineering is transforming to a new era dubbed Software Engineering 3.0. Software project management (SPM) must also evolve with such trans…

cs.SE2025★ 5 cited

Generative AI for Software Project Management: Insights from a Review of Software Practitioner Literature

Lakshana Iruni Assalaarachchi, Zainab Masood, Rashina Hoda +1

Software practitioners are discussing GenAI transformations in software project management openly and widely. To understand the state of affairs, we performed a grey literature rev…

cs.SE2025

Security Debt in Practice: Nuanced Insights from Practitioners

Chaima Boufaied, Taher Ghaleb, Zainab Masood

With the increasing reliance on software and automation nowadays, tight deadlines, limited resources, and prioritization of functionality over security can lead to insecure coding…

cs.SE2021

The Role of the Scrum Master in an Industry based University Course

Kashumi Madampe, Zainab Masood, Rashina Hoda

Background: Scrum is the most commonly used agile software development method, and the role of the Scrum Master (SM) in a Scrum environment is vital. Therefore, through an industry…

cs.SE2021★ 5 cited

What Drives and Sustains Self-Assignment in Agile Teams

Zainab Masood, Rashina Hoda, Kelly Blincoe

Self-assignment, where software developers choose their own tasks, is a common practice in agile teams. However, it is not known why developers select certain tasks. It is importan…

cs.SE2021★ 65 cited

Real World Scrum A Grounded Theory of Variations in Practice

Zainab Masood, Rashina Hoda, Kelly Blincoe

Scrum, the most popular agile method and project management framework, is widely reported to be used, adapted, misused, and abused in practice. However, not much is known about how…