Agile methods and organizational culture: reflections about cultural levels

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 423-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiano Tolfo ◽  
Raul Sidnei Wazlawick ◽  
Marcelo Gitirana Gomes Ferreira ◽  
Fernando Antonio Forcellini
Author(s):  
Cristiano Tolfo ◽  
Raul Sidnei Wazlawick ◽  
Marcelo Gitirana Gomes Ferreira ◽  
Fernando Antonio Forcellini

Author(s):  
Alok Mishra ◽  
Samia Abdalhamid ◽  
Deepti Mishra ◽  
Sofiya Ostrovska

AbstractThis study provides empirical evidence to the body of knowledge in Agile methods adoption in small, medium and large organizations in international context. This research explores the factors involved in the adoption of Agile methods in software development organizations. A survey was conducted among Agile professionals to gather survey data from 52 software organizations in seven countries across the world. Statistical techniques are applied towards empirical assessment. Organizational culture, team structure and management support are found to be crucial success factors whereas lack of management support, a large organization size and traditional organizational culture are found to be detrimental for the adoption of Agile approach in an organization. The selection of an appropriate Agile method depends on the project size and, for each size, there are specific methods preferred by different enterprises. Providing better control over the work is viewed as the primary advantage of the Agile methods within large and small organizations, while for the medium-size organizations, the priority is switched to coping with changing user requirements. Majority of the respondents did not consider embracing agile methods as a reason for project failure which indicates that Agile methods are, indeed, beneficial.


2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne van Gils ◽  
Niels Van Quaquebeke ◽  
Jan Borkowski ◽  
Daan van Knippenberg

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph S. Frontiera ◽  
Daniel J. Leidl ◽  
Eric Steege

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