TY - JOUR
T1 - The factors influencing the success of on-going agile software development projects
AU - Tam, Carlos
AU - Moura, Eduardo Jóia da Costa
AU - Oliveira, Tiago
AU - Varajão, João
N1 - Tam, C., Moura, E. J. D. C., Oliveira, T., & Varajão, J. (2020). The factors influencing the success of on-going agile software development projects. International Journal of Project Management, 38(3), 165-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2020.02.001
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - We propose a model consisting of five people-factors that influence the success of on-going agile software development projects, success being measured in terms of cost, time, and customer satisfaction. After surveying 216 agile practitioners, the results obtained using SEM-PLS suggest that “team capability” and “customer involvement” are the main factors contributing to the success of on-going agile software development projects. These results were triangulated with the mixed-methods approach of a focus group, which supported the findings. By knowing which factors are truly important to achieve success, managers and teams will be able to establish priorities, thereby improving project outcomes. We address this matter, along with research limitations and future work.
AB - We propose a model consisting of five people-factors that influence the success of on-going agile software development projects, success being measured in terms of cost, time, and customer satisfaction. After surveying 216 agile practitioners, the results obtained using SEM-PLS suggest that “team capability” and “customer involvement” are the main factors contributing to the success of on-going agile software development projects. These results were triangulated with the mixed-methods approach of a focus group, which supported the findings. By knowing which factors are truly important to achieve success, managers and teams will be able to establish priorities, thereby improving project outcomes. We address this matter, along with research limitations and future work.
KW - Agile methodologies
KW - Mixed-methods
KW - People factors
KW - Software development
KW - Success
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijproman.2020.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ijproman.2020.02.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85080884524
VL - 38
SP - 165
EP - 176
JO - International Journal of Project Management
JF - International Journal of Project Management
SN - 0263-7863
IS - 3
ER -