Method Fragment: Open Office Space (also known as Shared or Co-located Office Space)
Originating Method: Scrum, XP
         
Contributes to  
Major Softgoal sub softgoal Cont. Value from Fragment Study Situation  
Enhanced Communication Improved Informal Communication ++
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  Faster Expertise Finding +
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  Enhanced Knowledge Transfer ++
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  Improved awareness (of what others are doing, better information passing ) ++
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Enhanced Collaboration and Coordination   ++
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Improved Productivity Reduced need for documentation ++
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Be Focused on work --
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not everyone participate discussions, noisy discussions  
Facilitated Problem Solving +
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running effective problem/solution forums  
Reduced Staffing Risk   --
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large amount of tacit knowledge that developers gained through conversations, but not documented