Team Composition in Software Engineering Development Phases: A systematic literature review

Abstract

The software industry is increasingly competitive and demands rapid adaptation and reduced delivery times for success. Strategic team composition emerges as a fundamental path to contribute to the success of software products and companies. Due to the importance of team composition in software engineering and the existence of various methods for building these teams in the literature, it is essential to understand the current trends and areas for advances in the state of the art on this topic.

Although the literature has extensively examined team composition in software engineering, there is still a significant knowledge gap, particularly regarding the composition throughout various development phases. To address this gap, we conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) focusing on teams built for specific development phases. Our analysis encompasses team composing methods, metrics, size, member characteristics, required skills, and experimental settings.