Abstract
While small software development shops have trended towards the adoption of Agile methods, local conditions and high iteration pressure typically cause adaptations and appropriations of Agile methods. This paper shares evidence from a study concerning how a small software development company adopts and adapts, XP to suit their business. Based on a Dialogical Action Research project, the study reflects on the conditions leading to Agile process adaptation, and why ad hoc and “a la carte” approaches may be problematic. Limitations and drawbacks to aspects of XP are also discussed. The Agile practices most sustainable for small shop teams, with process maintenance and viability as a goal, are highlighted.
Translated title of the contribution | XP i en lille softwareorganisation: Tilpasning til lokale betingelser |
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Original language | English |
Title of host publication | Nordic Contributions in IS Research : 5th Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems, SCIS 2014, Ringsted, Denmark August 10-13, Proceedings |
Volume | 186 |
Publisher | Springer Publishing Company |
Publication date | Aug 2014 |
Pages | 14-29 |
Chapter | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2014 |
Event | Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems: Designing Human Technologies - Sørup Herregaard, Ringsted, Denmark Duration: 10 Aug 2014 → 13 Aug 2014 Conference number: 5 |
Conference
Conference | Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems |
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Number | 5 |
Location | Sørup Herregaard |
Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Ringsted |
Period | 10/08/2014 → 13/08/2014 |
Series | Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing |
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ISSN | 1865-1348 |
Keywords
- Agile methods
- method adoption
- method adaption
- local conditions
- process evolution