Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2017 |
| Place of Publication | Honolulu |
| Publisher | Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) |
| Publication date | 2017 |
| Pages | 5869-5878 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780998133102 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Event | The 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. HICSS 2017 - Waikoloa Village, United States Duration: 4 Jan 2017 → 7 Jan 2017 Conference number: 50 http://hicss.hawaii.edu/ |
Conference
| Conference | The 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. HICSS 2017 |
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| Number | 50 |
| Country | United States |
| City | Waikoloa Village |
| Period | 04/01/2017 → 07/01/2017 |
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Keywords
- Agile way of working
- Information system project
- Qualitative case study
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Challenges in Transitioning to an Agile Way of Working. / Hekkala, Riitta; Stein, Mari-Klara; Rossi, Matti; Smolander, Kari.
Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2017. Honolulu : Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), 2017. p. 5869-5878.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
TY - GEN
T1 - Challenges in Transitioning to an Agile Way of Working
AU - Hekkala, Riitta
AU - Stein, Mari-Klara
AU - Rossi, Matti
AU - Smolander, Kari
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This longitudinal study examined how an information systems development team transitioned to an agile way of working. We describe the main events of a large, inter-organizational project, where agile methods and practices were applied for the first time. The organizations involved had a long tradition in heavy, waterfall style projects, and many of those past projects had severe challenges. We examine how the agile way of working was understood by particular groups (project team, management and suppliers), as well as how these understandings changed over time. The lack of experience with agile development, no common view on ‘agility’ and its key principles and practices were obvious challenges for the transition. Our study suggests that complex agile projects need to have very clear goals and management has to be able to communicate these, while preserving the autonomy of teams and individual team members.
AB - This longitudinal study examined how an information systems development team transitioned to an agile way of working. We describe the main events of a large, inter-organizational project, where agile methods and practices were applied for the first time. The organizations involved had a long tradition in heavy, waterfall style projects, and many of those past projects had severe challenges. We examine how the agile way of working was understood by particular groups (project team, management and suppliers), as well as how these understandings changed over time. The lack of experience with agile development, no common view on ‘agility’ and its key principles and practices were obvious challenges for the transition. Our study suggests that complex agile projects need to have very clear goals and management has to be able to communicate these, while preserving the autonomy of teams and individual team members.
KW - Agile way of working
KW - Information system project
KW - Qualitative case study
KW - Agile way of working
KW - Information system project
KW - Qualitative case study
U2 - 10.24251/HICSS.2017.707
DO - 10.24251/HICSS.2017.707
M3 - Article in proceedings
SN - 9780998133102
SP - 5869
EP - 5878
BT - Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2017
PB - Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
CY - Honolulu
ER -