A framework for adapting agile development methodologies

被引：127

作者：

Cao, Lan ^{[2
]}

Mohan, Kannan ^{[3
]}

Xu, Peng ^{[4
]}

Ramesh, Balasubramaniam ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Georgia State Univ, J Mack Robinson Coll Business, Board Advisors Prof Comp Informat Syst, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA

[2] Old Dominion Univ, Coll Business & Publ Adm, Dept Informat Technol & Decis Sci, Nortfolk, VA USA

[3] CUNY, Baruch Coll, Zicklin Sch Business, Dept Stat & Comp Informat Syst, New York, NY 10021 USA

[4] Univ Massachusetts, Coll Management, Dept Management Sci & Informat Syst, Boston, MA 02125 USA

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 2009年 / 18卷 / 04期

关键词：

agile development; process adaptation; adaptive structuration theory; process tailoring; Extreme Programming (XP);

D O I：

10.1057/ejis.2009.26

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

Agile development methodologies such as Extreme Programming are becoming increasingly popular due to their focus on managing time to market constraints and the ability to accommodate changes during the software development life cycle. However, such methodologies need to be adapted to suit the needs of different contexts. Past literature has paid little attention to examine the adaptation of agile methodologies. Using adaptive structuration theory as a lens to analyze data from a multisite case study, we examine how the structure of agile methods, projects, and organizations affect the adaptation of agile methodologies. We describe the various sources of structure that affect appropriation of agile practices, the set of appropriated practices and their characteristics, and their link to process outcomes. Based on our findings, we provide prescriptions for adapting agile development methodologies. We also discuss how adapted agile practices can address several challenges faced by agile development teams. European Journal of Information Systems (2009) 18, 332-343. doi:10.1057/ejis.2009.26; published online 18 August 2009

引用

页码：332 / 343

页数：12

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