Software development projects have undergone remarkable changes with the arrival of agile development approaches. Although intended for small, self-managing teams, these approaches are used today for large development programs. A major challenge of such programs is coordinating many teams. This case...
In agile software development methods such as Scrum, software is developed in self-organizing teams. In such teams, leadership should be diffused rather than centralized; also the team-members need to affect managerial decisions for achieving the benefits of a self-managed team. When the team and...
Coordination of work teams is critical when managing large programmes that involve multiple teams. Prior studies of knowledge work indicate that such work relies heavily on coordination through "personal" modes such as mutual adjustment between individuals or through scheduled or unscheduled...
Agile software development represents a new approach for planning and managing software projects. It puts less emphasis on up-front plans and strict control and relies more on informal collaboration, coordination, and learning. This chapter provides a characterization and definition of agile project...
Today, many companies allow their employees to work from anywhere, which has changed how employees coordinate their work and align toward the same goals. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) is a goal-setting framework applied in such distributed settings. This research aimed to investigate how OKRs...
Sustaining innovation in a fast growing software development company is difficult. As organisations grow, peoples’ focus often changes from the big picture of the product being developed to the specific role they fill. This paper presents two complementary approaches that were successfully used to...
Many software companies disseminate process knowledge through electronic process guides. A common problem with such guides is that they are not used. Through a case study, we investigated how participation in creating an electronic process guide, through process workshops, influenced the use of the...
In an increasingly fast-paced and dynamic world with exponentially more data, more roles are required in agile software development. At the same time, the development team needs to maintain speed and autonomy. The challenges surrounding the organization of cross-functional teams are thus exacerbated...
...development is the source of continued debate due to its multifaceted nature and insufficient synthesis of research results. Dingsøyr, Dybå, and Moe now present a comprehensive snapshot of the knowledge gained over many years of research by those working closely with or in the industry. It shows...
According to the principles articulated in the agile manifesto, motivated and empowered software developers - relying on technical excellence and simple designs - create business value by delivering working software to users at regular short intervals. These principles have spawned many practices...
Innen utvikling av IT-løsninger er ofte det aller mest kompliserte å forstå brukerne. Mennesket er en komplisert organisme og det er vanskelig å forutse hvordan brukere vil reagere på programvare. Derfor er det viktig å ha mekanismer for å teste konsepter, ideer og løsninger på reelle brukere så...
Coordination was early identified as a key challenge in software development, and in particular in large development projects. With the arrival of agile methods and their increasing use also in large-scale projects, this calls for rethinking how the software engineering community addresses...
Managing dependencies between teams and within teams is critical when running large-scale agile projects. In large-scale software development, work is carried out simultaneously by many developers and development teams. Results are delivered frequently and iteratively, which requires management of...
In agile software development, a core responsibility of the product owner (PO) is to communicate business needs to the development team. In large-scale agile software development projects, many teams work toward an overall outcome, but they also need to manage interdependencies and coordinate...
Agile development methods were believed to best suit small, co-located teams, but the success in small teams has inspired use in large and very large-scale software development. However, fundamental assumptions of agile development are challenged when applying the methods at a very large scale. An...
Flytting av hodearbeid til lavkostland gir ikke nødvendigvis gevinst. En bedrift som forsøkte, har blødd i fem år. Jevnlig kommer meldinger om at nordiske selskap setter IT-arbeidet sitt bort til land med lave timepriser. Lokomotiver som Ericsson, Hydro, DNB, Statoil og Telenor har gjort dette...
COVID-19 pandemic has irreversibly changed the attitude towards office presence. While previously remote workers were met with skepticism and distrust, today the same applies to companies prohibiting remote working. Albeit many workspaces are half empty. In this paper, we offer insights into the...
Agile methods and the related concepts of employee empowerment, self-management, and autonomy have reached large-scale software organizations and raise questions about commonly adopted principles for authority distribution. However, the optimum mechanism to balance the need for alignment, quality...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic marked a critical turning point in how we organize work, with the software development industry being no exception. As restrictions are lifted in the wake of the pandemic, hybrid work has abruptly become the new standard of work in an increasing number of...
Research on the digital transformation of business models has shown how digital technologies change the creation, capture, promotion, and delivery of value. However, fewer studies empirically investigate how these elements change over time, especially in established companies. This paper reports...