Addressing Change in Collaborative Software Development through Agility and Automated Traceability

This paper discusses process and product-centric means for accommodating change in large scale collaborative software development projects. We examine traceability, agile development methods and architectural flexibility for their roles and impact in such projects. And while individually these practices are well known and used in a cooperative use and codify an overall approach for dealing with change in large scale collaborative efforts, from both management and technical perspectives.