This course (Proseminar) deals with agile software development methods (e.g. Scrum, XP, Kanban) and its practices (e.g. Pair Programming, Test-First-Development). The latter are to be understood in a broad sense and also include neighboring topics such as "modern", decentral version administration (e.g. with Git).

The seminar rather focuses on process than on technical aspects.

Preliminary topic list:

• Scrum
• eXtreme Programming (XP)
• Kanban
• Pair Programming
• Code Reviews
• Unit Testing
• Continuous Integration
• Decentralized version control (e.g. with Git)
• Retrospectives
• Success in agile projects
• Adoption of an agile development style (example XP)

Generally, the seminar participants shall become acquainted with a scientific working style and acquire communicative competences. Basic literature will be provided for the respective topics. A critical examination of these is expected; the inclusion of further sources is favored. LaTeX- and PowerPoint templates will be provided for the written report and the final presentation, respectively.