*PG student, TQEM, Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, PEC University of Technology (formerly Punjab Engineering College), Chandigarh-160012 (India)
**Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, PEC University of Technology (formerly Punjab Engineering College), Chandigarh-160012 (India)
Online published on 29 November, 2014.
Agile software development encourages people collaboration through the project. Extreme programming is one of most popular and commonly used methodology in agile software development. Extreme Programming (XP) is a lightweight, predictable, efficient and flexible method. Scrum is also a commonly used methodology in agile it was initially developed by Ken Schwaber. As Agile methodologies are appreciated for integrated testing approach, quick response to change and being people centric, some claims also prompted, stating that these methodologies are not mature enough to be practiced on large scale. A humble effort has been made to address all related issues in this paper. This research has been done to understand how fundamentally the different methods Scrum and Extreme Programming, differ based on certain dimensions. This paper deals with the work done on the Scrum and Extreme Programming in the startup industries for the period 1999 to 2014.
