NDLI: Explaining Agility with a Process Theory of Change

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Wufka, M. Ralph, P.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Syst., Douglas Coll., New Westminster, BC, Canada (Wufka, M.) \|\| Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Ralph, P.)
Abstract	While agile approaches have been widely adopted, our theoretical understanding of their foundations and impacts remains limited. This is due to conflating two entirely different meanings of "agile." We therefore unpack these two meanings and present our tentative understanding as a process theory. The theory posits that agility emerges from a dialectic interplay between recognizing and responding to needs for changes. Meanwhile, rather than directly affecting success, agility moderates the negative effects of need for change on success. Viewing agility this way helps address the research-practice gap by highlighting the need for skepticism of methods and practices, and by suggesting practically relevant research questions.
Starting Page	60
Ending Page	64
File Size	137896
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467371537
DOI	10.1109/Agile.2015.10
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-08-03
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Software Stakeholders Agile software development Organizations Programming Presses Information systems agility process theory agile development
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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