Agile Methodologies: Organizational Adoption Motives, Tailoring, and Performance. Issue 2 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: F. Tripp, John; Armstrong, Deborah J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of computer information systems. Volume 58:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 170
• Page End: 179
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: Agile methodologies -- IT project management -- software development -- adoption motivation -- method tailoring -- project performance; Electronic data processing -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 658.4038011
• DOI: 10.1080/08874417.2016.1220240
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0887-4417

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Today, organizations tailor the practices from several agile methodologies to serve their particular environment. But are there situations that drive how an organization should tailor methodologies in a particular manner? This article places 12 commonly used agile development practices into a typology based upon whether they are primarily project management focused or software development approach focused and examines how organizations' motivations for adopting agile impact the practices they adopt. Finally, it explores how a fit between an organization's motives for agile method adoption and the tailored agile practices it adopts may lead (or not lead) to differences in project performance.