TITLE:
Extending Extreme Programming User Stories to Meet ISO 9001 Formality Requirements
AUTHORS:
Malik Qasaimeh, Alain Abran
KEYWORDS:
Extreme Programming, ISO 90001, Agile Process Improvement, Certification Process
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications,
Vol.4 No.11,
November
21,
2011
ABSTRACT: For software organizations needing ISO 9001 certification, including those that have adopted agile methodologies, it is important that their software life cycle processes be able to manage the requirements imposed by this certification standard. However, the user stories in the XP agile methodology do not provide auditors with enough evidence that certain steps and activities have been performed in compliance with ISO 9001. This paper proposes an extension to the user story, based on four sub processes related to the CMMI-DEV model: 1) identification of the source of the user story; 2) categorization of the non functional requirements; 3) identification of the user story relationships; and 4) prioritization of the user stories. These sub processes are aligned with the XP release planning phase, and enhance the ability of user stories to accumulate the information that is mandatory for achieving ISO 9001 certification.