An implementation to reduce internal/external interruptions in Agile software development using pomodoro technique

Abstract

Nowadays, in order to deliver software product in time. A developer needs to focus on their work seriously. Although, there are many distractions occurring during work time, the product must be delivered by the deadline. Developers may need to study on how to improve their focus and productivity. This paper aims at the implementation of using the Pomodoro Technique for reducing internal and external interruptions in Agile software development with case studies of a developer who is a team member of an agile team. The implementation of the study indicates that Pomodoro Technique can be adapted to fit for the developer based on his/her tasks. Developer can simply construct his/her rules such as categorize internal and external interruptions, extend Pomodoro in some certain cases to maximize the use of the Pomodoro Technique. The result and discussion of this study shows the statistics of developer's Pomodoro. It illustrates that the developer's productivity dramatically increases because the number of distractions decrease. The result of this study also shows that the developer and his/her colleagues satisfy the result of using the Pomodoro Technique.