dc.contributor.author | Rolland, Knut-H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fitzgerald, Brian | |
dc.contributor.author | Dingsøyr, Torgeir | |
dc.contributor.author | Stol, Klaas-Jan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-17T12:38:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-11-17T12:38:06Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023-10-12T13:42:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1049-331X | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3103258 | |
dc.description.abstract | Agile development methods have become a standard in the software industry, including in large-scale projects. These methods share a set of underlying assumptions that distinguish them from more traditional plan-driven approaches. In this paper we adopt Alvesson and Sandbergs problematization approach to challenge three key assumptions that are prevalent in the large-scale agile literature: 1) agile and plan-driven methods are mutually exclusive; 2) self-managing and hierarchically-organized teams are mutually exclusive; and 3) agile methods can scale through simple linear composition. Using a longitudinal case study of large-scale agile development, we describe a series of trigger events and episodes whereby the agile approach was tailored to address the needs of the large-scale development context, which was very much at odds with these fundamental assumptions. We develop a set of new underlying assumptions which suggest that agile and plan-driven practices are mutually enabling and necessary for coordination and scaling in large-scale agile projects. We develop nine propositions for large-scale agile projects based on these new alternative underlying assumptions. Finally, we summarize our theoretical contribution in a generic process model of continuously adjusting agile and plan-driven practices in order to accommodate process challenges in large-scale agile projects. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Acrobats and Safety-Nets: Problematizing Large-Scale Agile Software Development | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | ACM | en_US |
dc.relation.uri | https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3617169 | |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Acrobats and Safety-Nets: Problematizing Large-Scale Agile Software Development | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Acrobats and Safety-Nets: Problematizing Large-Scale Agile Software Development | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | acceptedVersion | en_US |
dc.source.journal | ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1145/3617169 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2184138 | |
dc.relation.project | Norges forskningsråd: 236759 | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | false | |
cristin.fulltext | postprint | |
cristin.qualitycode | 2 | |