Abstract
[Context] Agile development methods are highly popular across software organizations. To leverage benefits in larger enterprises, Agile development methods have to be scaled. Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is the most commonly used scaling framework. Performing of the Product Owner role has been identified as crucial in project success in large-scale environments. Staffing the right Product Owner is one of the challenges of adopting SAFe. [Motivation] Research papers focused on Product Owner in SAFe are scarce. Our study outcomes help enterprises to understand the Product Owner role in SAFe and therefore contribute to the removal of challenges with finding the right Product Owners. Additionally, we aim to improve the research community’s understanding of the Product Owner role within the context of SAFe. [Method] Qualitative data were collected through three semi-structured interviews and analyzed using deductive content analysis. [Results] This paper presents the initial results of a single case study. We found out that many activities identified for Product Owners in previous research are not carried out by Product Owners in this particular SAFe implementation.
Highlights
Agile, as a set of iterative and incremental software engineering methods [1], becomes commonplace in many large organizations [2], where agile practices have to be scaled [3]
We address the following research question (RQ): Which of the activities described for Product Owners in previous research are performed by the Product Owners in the examined enterprise that follows Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)?
Examining the Scaled Agile Framework [6] and its concrete implementation in a multinational enterprise, we addressed the RQ: “Which of the activities described for Product Owners in previous research are performed by the Product Owners in the examined enterprise using SAFe?”
Summary
As a set of iterative and incremental software engineering methods [1], becomes commonplace in many large organizations [2], where agile practices have to be scaled [3]. Scaling Agile was identified as an important research topic [4], and more and more large organizations are transitioning towards Agile [1, 2]. During this process, new roles are introduced to the enterprise environment, such as the Product Owner (PO) role. Scaling Agile was identified as an important topic [4]. Dikert et al [1] identified challenges and success factors for large-scale Agile transformations, focusing on large-scale organizations with 50 or more people. The agile practices have to be scaled [3], and POs must cope with a range of new activities [9]
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