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RIS citation export for WEAR03: Agility in Managing Experiment Control Software Systems

TY  - CONF
AU  - Baker, K.V.L.
AU  - Akeroyd, F.A.
AU  - Löhnert, T.
AU  - Oram, D.E.
ED  - Furukawa, Kazuro
ED  - Yan, Yingbing
ED  - Leng, Yongbin
ED  - Chen, Zhichu
ED  - Schaa, Volker R.W.
TI  - Agility in Managing Experiment Control Software Systems
J2  - Proc. of ICALEPCS2021, Shanghai, China, 14-22 October 2021
CY  - Shanghai, China
T2  - International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems
T3  - 18
LA  - english
AB  - Most software development teams are proponents of Agile methodologies. Control system software teams, working at science facilities, are not always just developers, they undertake operations work, and may also be responsible for infrastructure from computer hardware to networks. Parts of the workflow this team interacts with may be Agile, but others may not be, and they may enforce deadlines that do not align with the typical agile implementations. There is the need to be more reactive when the facility is operating, which will impact any development work plans. Similarly, friction can occur between an Agile approach and more familiar existing long-standing risk-averse organisational approaches used on hardware projects. Based on experiences gained during the development of IBEX, the experiment control software used at the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon source, this presentation will aim to explore what being Agile means, what challenges a multi-functional team can experience, and some solutions we have employed.
PB  - JACoW Publishing
CP  - Geneva, Switzerland
SP  - 553
EP  - 557
KW  - software
KW  - operation
KW  - framework
KW  - project-management
KW  - controls
DA  - 2022/03
PY  - 2022
SN  - 2226-0358
SN  - 978-3-95450-221-9
DO  - doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2021-WEAR03
UR  - https://jacow.org/icalepcs2021/papers/wear03.pdf
ER  -