Addressing bad feelings in agile software project contexts

Like all people, software developers feel several emotions -- positive and negative -- when working on projects.

• But what are the underlying reasons for these emotions?
• Are their emotions linked to their work satisfaction and productivity?
• Can we boost developer satisfaction and productivity by remedying the causes of negative emotions?

Agile is the most common software development approach currently used.

Based on our empirical industry studies, we propose several solutions to overcome the causes of negative emotions in agile contexts.

Project Lead

Dr Kashumi Madampe

Project Team

Prof John Grundy, Prof Rashina Hoda