Many organizations are improving both the efficiency and effectiveness of their software development efforts by implementing an agile software development methodology. Agile methodologies including eXtreme programming (XP), Scrum, and Crystal Methods. This article is intended to point out the decisions and actions taken by organizations that have successfully implemented an agile software devel...

“Change is inevitable, growth is optional” said by a John C. Maxwell and in software engineering this sentence exists very truly. In last decades, remarkable progress has been done and Agile Software Development is the result of that changing environmental needs and efforts of researchers to overcome the traditional model of software development. Agile development is modern approach which deals...

Global competition and unprecedented economic turmoil have created demanding innovation challenges for companies, industries and nations. Change is occurring at an astounding rate. What role, if any, does professional project management have to play in leading innovation efforts while dealing with change? Many believe that project management is a hindrance to innovation, but the mistaken belief...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This case details a classroom-based research and development project facilitated with management approaches adapted from the software industry to the classroom, specifically a combination of the methods generally known as 'Scrum' and 'Agile'. Scrum Management and Agile Software Development were developed in response to the difficulties of project management in the constantly c...

Agile development methods and their associated practices have become well-accepted within industry, and the success of projects using these methods is higher than traditional methods [1]. However, the optimal environmental parameters that suggest a fit between a project’s requirements and needed outcomes, and the use of agile methods is still a matter requiring further research. This is due to ...

Although there are a number of purported benefits of agile systems development methods over traditional forms, many in the Information Systems Development (ISD) community highlight the difficulties that the dynamic, turbulent nature of agile development environments may present. One prominent difference compared to traditional ISD projects is the emphasised presence of the customer in decision-...

A significant proportion of organizations delivering IT services follows and combines some IT management frameworks. At the organizational level, they often act in accordance with ITIL, the most used IT Service Management (ITSM) framework. At the project management level, a growing part of them are willing to work with agile methods. However, ITIL favours the Waterfall life cycle, such as in PR...

agility is the fundamental characteristic of a supply chain needed for survival in turbulent markets, where environmental forces create additional uncertainty resulting in higher risk in the supply chain management. in addition, agility helps providing the right product, at the right time to the consumer. the main goal of this research is therefore to promote supplier selection in pharmaceutica...

Companies implement different frameworks and best practices with the objective to improve the project management success rate and improve the business adaptability to the changing business environment. Project management framework (PRINCE2) and agile development framework (Scrum) proved in many cases that they can meet these objectives. However, both frameworks are based on different principles...

Agile software development methods reduce project costs and development time by simultaneously enhancing quality. But despite these advantages, agile principles are rarely adopted by the whole organization. In order to gain a deeper understanding of this issue, we conducted an initial exploratory qualitative case study in one medium-sized company. The goal of this study was to find out whether ...