Roles and responsibilities in agile ICT for development

DEARDEN, Andy, RIZVI, Haider and GUPTA, Subodh (2010). Roles and responsibilities in agile ICT for development. Electronic Workshops in Computing, 1-12.

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Abstract

This paper examines the different roles in designing interactive software in a ICT for development context. Using experiences from a participatory action research project, in which we used agile methods to design and deploy an system to support ‘agricultural information flow’ for a co-operative of small farmers in rural India, we identify points of difference between the roles in standard descriptions of agile software methods and the roles as they emerged in our project. A key finding is the critical role played by a ‘Development Project Manager’ in facilitating dialogue, orchestrating the activities of other actors and in building the capabilities and confidence of all the participants in joint action.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Conference paper at: Interaction Design and International Development 2010 20 - 24 March 2010 Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai, India.
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute > Communication and Computing Research Centre
Departments - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Faculty of Science, Technology and Arts > Department of Computing
Page Range:	1-12
Depositing User:	Helen Garner
Date Deposited:	09 May 2011 09:21
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 14:15
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3549

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