Definition and Assessment of On-Time Delivery in Rapid Software Development

Rapid software development (RSD) is an approach for developing software in rapid iterations. One of the critical success factors of an RSD project is to deliver the product releases on time and with the planned features. In this vision paper, we elaborate an exploratory definition of the On-Time Delivery indicator in RSD and envisage a method for its estimation. This indicator will support decision-makers to detect development problems in order to avoid delays and to improve the planning and monitoring of the product releases.