Program - XP 2026

Wed 8 - Sat 11 April 2026 São Paulo, Brazil

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Wed 8 Apr
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Wed 8 Apr

8:00

Coffee Break

8:20

8:40

9:00

Aligning Research and Product Development through Multi-Cycle Design Science Research: An Experience Report

Marcelo Walter, Alexandre Nodari, Marcelo Pellenz, Edson E. Scalabrin, Leonardo Nunes

Opening of the Global and Hybrid Work in Software Engineering Workshop

Welcome and introduction

Antonio Martini, Phu Nguyen

Agile Scaling the Robotics Way: Achieving Sustainable Enterprise Agility

Reducing Technical Debt with Generative AI: A Case Study of AI-Assisted Refactoring

Iselin Mordal Bakke, Viktoria Stray, Yngve Lindsjørn

9:20

Designing Transfer-Ready Research Artefacts for Ways of Working

Philipp Diebold

Productivity and Collaboration in Hybrid Agile Teams: An Interview Study

Elisabeth Mo, Jefferson Seide Molléri, Asle Fagerstrøm

From Smell to Solution: Multi-Agent LLMs Analyzing Cyclic Dependencies for LLM-enabled Refactoring

Henrik Brunvatne Olafsen, Adela Nedisan Videsjorden, Arda Goknil, Sagar Sen

9:40

High Trust and High Flexibility: Hybrid Work Practices in the Norwegian software industry

Nils Brede Moe, Viktoria Stray, Maria Hope, Mathias Willumsen

Sustainable Development and Technical Debt in the Age of GenAI: A Primer for XP Practitioners

Joseph (Joe) Yoder, Graziela Simone Tonin

10:00

Systematic literature on Hybrid Work in Agile Software Engineering

10:20

Coffee Break

10:40

11:00

Closing Research–Practice Gaps Through Action Re-search: Empowering Teams to Strengthen Their Team Effectiveness

Anna Rook, Bente Schreiter, Christiaan Verwijs

Global and Hybrid Work in Software Engineering Workshop Keynote

Challenges in Industry working with AI and Technical Debt

Mili Orucevic, Maren Maritsdatter Kruke

Human-Centric Agile Disciplines for AI Code Generation

Future research about AI and Technical Debt

Jan Henrik Gundelsby

11:20

From Education to Evidence: A Collaborative Practice Research Platform for AI-Integrated Agile Development

Tobias Geger, Andreas Rausch, Ina Schiering, Frauke Stenzel, Stefan Wittek

Group discussions and presentations about challenges and future research

GoHyb Workshop Activities

11:40

Fishbowl Panel

Mili Orucevic, Maren Maritsdatter Kruke, Jan Henrik Gundelsby, Joseph (Joe) Yoder, Graziela Simone Tonin

12:00

12:20

12:40

13:00

13:20

13:40

14:00

Human-AI Collaboration for Scaling Agile Regression Testing: An Agentic-AI Teammate from Manual to Automated Testing

Moustapha El Outmani, Manthan Venkataramana Shenoy, Ahmad Hatahet, Andreas Rausch, Tim Niklas Kniep, Thomas Raddatz, Benjamin King

Fix the Small Stuff: Everyday Kaizen with Your Team

Ketan Kulkarni, Suvarna Kulkarni

mini-PLoP: Patterns for Generative AI in Software Engineering Activities

Joseph (Joe) Yoder, Kyle Brown, Douglas C. Schmidt

Kaizen Game Challenge

Rodrigo Yoshima, Juliano Ribeiro, Rodrigo Almeida de Oliveira

14:20

14:40

Human–AI Collaboration in AI-assisted Testing

Lorraine Yi Mei

15:00

15:20

Coffee Break

15:40

16:00

From AI Assistants to AI-Dev-Systems: A Three-Layer Model for Human-AI Collaboration in Agile Software Development

Andreas Hinderks, Jörg Thomaschewski, Eva-Maria Schön

Agile Express game

Petar Jovančević

mini-PLoP: Patterns for Generative AI in Software Engineering Activities

Joseph (Joe) Yoder, Kyle Brown, Douglas C. Schmidt

16:20

"I’ll Ask AI First": How GenAI Disrupts Collaboration in Agile Teams

Jan Henrik Gundelsby, Marthe Berntzen, Camilla Grøneng, Dan Vigeland

Programming, Beauty, and Passion: Rediscovering the Human Side of Software Development

Hernan Wilkinson

16:40

17:00

The AI Paradox in Agile Teams: Why Individual Productivity Gains Evaporate at the Team Level

17:20

17:40

XP Steering Committee Meeting

18:00

18:20

18:40

19:00

19:20

Experience a local bar

19:40

20:00

20:20

20:40

21:00

21:20

Thu 9 Apr
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Thu 9 Apr

8:00

Coffee Break

8:20

8:40

9:00

Opening Session

9:20

From Speed to Direction: Agile in the Age of AI

9:40

10:00

10:20

Coffee Break

10:40

11:00

PhD Symposium Activities

From Tensions to Solutions: Managing Paradoxes in Large-Scale Agile

Nina Haugland Andersen, Nils Brede Moe, Astri Barbala, Rasmus Ulfsnes, Cansu Kilit, Hatice Fidan, Viktoria Stray

Code Smells In Context: Adding Context Sensitivity to the Diagnosis of Poor Design

Joshua Kerievsky

Accelerating Enterprise Agility: Fostering Growth, Innovation and Value Creation

11:20

Individual Situations Matter: What Shapes Hybrid Work Preferences in Agile Software Engineering?

Fateme Broomandi, Emily Laue Christensen, Maria Paasivaara

The Dark Side of AI

11:40

The System Is the Strategy: A Framework for Effective Engineering Management

Francisco Trindade

12:00

Decision-making and Team Autonomy in Large-Scale Agile Software Development: An Analysis of Scaling Frameworks

Lucas Rocha, Fabiana Freitas Mendes, Maria Paasivaara, Casper Lassenius

12:20

12:40

13:00

13:20

13:40

14:00

PhD Symposium Activities

Adoption of Large Language Models in Scrum Management: Insights from Brazilian Practitioners

Mirko Perkusich, Danyllo Albuquerque, Allysson Allex Araújo, Matheus Paixao, Rohit Gheyi, Marcos Kalinowski, Angelo Percusich

Open Spaces

Suzano: Human Resource for Everyone Self-Organizing and Accountability: A Reality within Reach

Alcides Vieira Junior

Accelerating AI adoption and impact at Google and Beyond

Alexandre Freire Kawakami

14:20

Between Policy and Practice: GenAI Adoption in Agile Software Development Teams

Michael Neumann, Lasse Bischof, Nic Elias Hinz, Abdullah Altun, Luca Stockmann, Dennis Schrader, Ana Carolina Ahaus, Erim Can Demirci, Benjamin Gabel, Maria Rauschenberger, Philipp Diebold, Henning Fritzemeier, Adam Przybylek

Can Data Lie? Unmasking the Truth Behind the Numbers

Marcelo Walter, Dalker Walter

14:40

Organisational Support for Exploratory Software Testing in Agile: A Systematic Literature Review

Giulia Neri, Neil Walkinshaw

XP Practices meet the agentic loop

15:00

Human-AI Collaboration in Software Development Activities: Perspectives of Agile Practitioners

Daniel Planötscher, Xiaofeng Wang, Mahum Adil, Peggy Gregory, Sepideh Larimian

Being Agile for Rationalists: Agile Thinking Patterns as an Intermediate Construct between Practices and Mindset in Education

Konstantin Oltmann, Ralf Romeike

Making Technical Debt Visible: An Indicator-Driven Radar for Agile Teams

Mateus Lucena, Antonio Carlos Pacagnella Júnior

15:20

Coffee Break

15:40

16:00

XP 2026 Awards

Uncertainty in the Future of Agile Software Architecture

16:20

16:40

17:00

17:20

17:40

XP 2026 Group Photo

18:00

18:20

18:40

19:00

19:20

Social Event (Details to be announced)

19:40

20:00

20:20

20:40

21:00

21:20

Fri 10 Apr
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Fri 10 Apr

Ibirapuera Park

6:20

XP Walk & Run Together

6:40

7:00

7:20

7:40

8:00

Coffee Break

8:20

8:40

9:00

9:20

Human connection: The essential compass to innovating technologies that matter

9:40

10:00

10:20

Coffee Break

10:40

11:00

Sustaining Agility: How Agile Coaches Ensure Changes Endure

Ehikioya Obode, Peggy Gregory, Derek Somerville, Advait Deshpande

Understanding Diversity in Software Teams: Insights from Agile Work Environments

Maicon Fernando Backes, Adriana Neves dos Reis, Maicon Bernardino, João Batista Mossmann

Beyond Technical Debt: Managing Technical Risks

11:20

The Agile Mindset and Its Impact on Job Satisfaction, Goal Orientation, and Change Resistance – A Scale Development and Validation

Karen Eilers, Christoph Peters, Ulrich Bretschneider

Inside BIA Tech: AI-Driven Innovations Revolutionizing Business Story Writing and Agile Practices at Bradesco

Dalí F. D. dos Santos, Cleuton C. Ferreira, Tatiana Aparecida Gomes de Farias, João Lucas Assunção Fonseca Ferreira

Killing Estimates with Statistics: Why Hours, Points, and T-Shirts Don’t Predict Delivery

Marcelo Walter, Wilhelm Meier

11:40

12:00

From Fear to Reflection: Value Retrospectives to Enhance Value Creation in Agile Teams

Suvi Ihaksi, Maria Paasivaara

12:20

12:40

13:00

13:20

13:40

14:00

Evaluating the Consequences of Process Adjustment Patterns for Handling Software Architecture Uncertainties

Andre Paris, Fabio Fagundes Silveira, Jorge Melegati, Eduardo Guerra

Introducing Agile Team Practices in Capstone Courses: Impact on Student Collaboration

Viktoria Stray, Yngve Lindsjørn, Idunn Stabell, Camilla Kielland Lund, Steffen Almås, Marthe Berntzen

Workshop: Aligning Strategic Direction, Team Topologies, and Team OKRs

14:20

Teaching Agile Methods in School CS: An Experience Report on Preparing Teachers to Coach in Classroom

Konstantin Oltmann, Ralf Romeike

TD-Suite: All Batteries Included Framework for Technical Debt Classification

Karthik Shivashankar, Antonio Martini

14:40

Preparing Students for AI-Driven Agile Development: A Project-Based AI Engineering Curriculum

Andreas Rausch, Stefan Wittek, Tobias Geger, David Inkermann

15:00

The Future of Experimentation: A Research Agenda based on Practitioners’ Reflections

Nils Stotz, Kevin Anderson, Paul Drews

Teaching Agile Requirements Engineering: A Stakeholder Simulation with Generative AI

Eva-Maria Schön, Michael Neumann, Tiago Silva da Silva

15:20

Coffee Break

15:40

16:00

ArchHypo.AI: An LLM-Based Tool for Managing Software Architecture Uncertainty with Hypothesis Engineering in Agile Boards

Jonathan Carvalho, Vinicius Dias, Fabio Fagundes Silveira, Eduardo Guerra, Paulo Queiroz, Joelma Choma

Domain Modeling Meets GenAI: Turbo-Charging from Domain Modeling to Deployment

Joseph (Joe) Yoder, Marden Neubert

DeckCode: An Unplugged and Agile Approach to Teaching Programming Logic

Jenifer Ferreira de Marcena, Graziela Simone Tonin

16:20

Evaluating the Quality of User Stories: An Extended Comparative Study of Multiple LLMs and Rule-Based Tools

Izabella Silva, João Gabriel Paiva, Mirko Perkusich, Danyllo Albuquerque, Kyller Costa Gorgônio, Angelo Percusich

16:40

Improving CI/CD Pipelines

17:00

An AI Driven Decision System for Value Aware Regression Testing

Suddhasvatta Das, Kevin Gary

17:20

Sat 11 Apr
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Sat 11 Apr

8:00

Coffee Break

8:20

8:40

9:00

Integration of UX Research Practices into Agile Requirements Engineering: a study in software industry

Leonardo Ciscon, Marcelo Henrique de Oliveira, Adler Diniz, Joelma Choma, Luciana Zaina

What on Earth is AI Doing?

Klaus Wuestefeld

9:20

Iterative Pilot Testing as a Scalable User Involvement Practice in Large-Scale Agile Software Development

Morteza Moalagh

9:40

10:00

Agile Mobile Application Development for Diabetes Patient Support with Integrated Artificial Intelligence

Diego Alonso La Torre Echegaray, Carlos Francisco Celi Garay, Marks Calderon Niquin

10:20

Coffee Break

10:40

11:00

Conference Closing

Better Together: How Humans and AI Can Co‑Create Software Designs

11:20

11:40

12:00

12:20

12:40

13:00

13:20

Typical Saturday Feijoada and Samba

13:40

14:00

14:20

14:40

15:00

15:20