Abstract
Agile has shown its success in small and medium-sized projects. It is becoming increasingly popular in large-scale software projects. However, agile ride in large-scale software development projects is not smooth. It is essential to understand the barriers hindering agile from reaping its benefits in the large-scale software development context. We performed a case study to investigate large-scale agile challenges with two Swedish software companies. We conducted eleven semi-structured interviews with two teams from both case companies. We used thematic analysis and identified 13 challenges in agile at a large-scale. The prominent challenges are a lack of testing strategies, chaos in sprint execution and deadlines, ignoring coding standards, and requirements scoping. By being aware of these challenges, projects in similar contexts may better synchronize their activities and reap the benefits of agile at large-scale. We discuss these challenges in detail and offer a research direction.
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