Agile Development Research Articles

تأثير تطبيق منهجية المشاريع الرشيقة "أجايل" على جودة الأداء والمدة الزمنية لمشروع نيوم

This study explores the impact of applying Agile methodology on performance quality and project duration within the NEOM project, which represents one of the largest and most complex projects in Saudi Arabia. The study analyzes the effect of Agile implementation based on data collected through surveys and interviews with a diverse group of project stakeholders. The study was divided into several phases, starting with understanding how Agile methodology was applied in the project and assessing participant satisfaction with the methodology. Analysis of the data revealed that Agile implementation led to significant improvements in performance quality. There was a noticeable reduction in errors and a decrease in the need for ongoing adjustments, which positively impacted customer satisfaction and increased alignment with technical specifications. In terms of project duration, the results showed that Agile methodology contributed to accelerating execution processes and reducing the time required to complete tasks. Flexibility and responsiveness to changes improved significantly, leading to progress within the set timelines. This improvement was supported by incremental delivery and continuous improvement that are hallmarks of Agile methodology. The study also highlighted that successful Agile implementation requires strong support from senior management, adequate resource provision, and sufficient team training. Additionally, the results emphasized the importance of cross-team collaboration and effective communication in achieving shared goals. Based on these findings, the study offers recommendations for enhancing Agile application in similar projects.

Perceived impact of agile principles: Insights from a survey-based study on agile software development project success

ContextAgile methodology has emerged as a fundamental framework guiding software development projects, emphasizing values and principles for achieving successful project outcomes. Despite the widespread recognition of the importance of agile principles, there remains a gap in empirical research investigating their actual impact on agile project success. ObjectiveThis research aims to examine the relationship between agile principles and project outcomes and provide empirical evidence supporting the importance of agile principles in achieving success in agile software development (ASD) projects. MethodA total of 298 Agile project practitioners participated in an online survey between August and September 2023 to test this study's research model using the partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) method. ResultsWe find a significant relationship between adopting agile principles and project success, with regular delivery, technical excellence, team member proactivity, and customer collaboration showing the highest impact on Agile project success. However, process simplicity was found not to be significant in the study. ConclusionsOur analysis verifies the importance of Agile principles and suggests areas for further study to successfully understand their impact on Agile projects. The findings contribute to the ongoing discourse on agile principles and their impact on software development project success, opening avenues for future research and the refinement of agile methodologies. These insights could assist organizations in optimizing Agile practices and decision-making, leading to more successful and efficient software development projects.

A Comparative Analysis of Traditional versus Agile Project Management Methodologies on IT Project Outcomes

A Comparative Analysis of Traditional versus Agile Project Management Methodologies on IT Project Outcomes

A Comprehensive Review of Agile Methodologies in Mobile App Development

A Comprehensive Review of Agile Methodologies in Mobile App Development

Challenges Implementing Patient and Public Involvement in a Digital Health Agile Project Which Includes Research, Business and Software Development.

Patient and public involvement (PPI) is a practice for involving future users in the design, development, and research of health technologies. There is increasing interest and demand for PPI, but little evidence based methodological support for integrating PPI in agile development processes. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic condition that severely impacts the lives of patients and requires active patient involvement. In this paper, we present the results of a case study, examining the adoption and integration of PPI into the development of a digital therapeutics solution for MS. The results highlight five critical phases that proved to be challenging: selecting patient participants, onboarding of patient participants and employees, framing tasks for patient participants, communication between patient participants and the rest of the development team, and reimbursements. The results are useful in creating evidence-based guidelines and methods for supporting the adoption of PPI.

A Concept for Integrating AI-Based Support Systems into Clinical Practice.

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms into clinical practice holds immense potential to improve patient care, but widespread adoption still faces significant challenges, including interoperability issues. We propose a concept for the agile development of an IT platform to integrate AI-based applications into clinical workflows for a use case in ophthalmology.

Explorando o potencial da gestão ágil na indústria da construção: uma revisão sistemática da literatura

To carry out more efficient and effective projects, those involved in project management in the construction industry seek alternatives to preserve projects' profit and value, manage change, improve communication with the client, and anticipate risks in the face of unforeseen events. In the face of uncertain and ever-changing scenarios, the Agile methodology has emerged to help the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector face management challenges. This paper investigates the applicability of Agile methodology in construction project management. Insights from a state-of-the-art were mapped based on a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis of 26 articles selected using criteria listed in the research protocol. A quantitative analysis of the distribution by year and country of publication and a qualitative analysis of the content were conducted, using codes managed by Atlas.ti software. The characterization of Agile management and the Scrum framework, the problems in construction projects, the application in the AEC industry and the conceptualization of the hybrid approach were analyzed. The authors discussed the main points surrounding the research and validated the benefits Agile adds to construction project management based on the literature.

Mobile Application to Assist Traffic Officers in Managing Congestion

Peak-time traffic congestion on high-level roads has persisted for decades, significantly affecting the environment, drivers’ health, and the countries' economy. During peak hours, traffic officers can be seen managing traffic flow in congested areas, making significant contributions to alleviating congestion hotspots. Despite, numerous research findings on traffic congestion, few have addressed the specific role played by traffic officers. Therefore, the study aims to introduce an application to aid traffic officers in alleviating congestion on High–Level Road by proposing appropriate solutions. Initially, a structured questionnaire was distributed physically among 51 police officers stationed at 3 randomly selected locations along High-Level Road. Survey data analysis at a 95% confidence interval, revealed majority of officers identified the morning peak hour period as 6:00 am to 9:00 am, Furthermore, officers expressed a need for manual confirmation and selection of all duty points, push notifications, projected traffic for 15 min intervals, three modes of traffic data presentation (layer, chart, text) and sorting options for traffic details based on the nature of traffic. Following Agile methodologies, a prototype application was meticulously developed for this purpose utilizing daily backup traffic data from Google Maps, and APIs to predict traffic conditions. This study aims to enhance congestion management decision–making by furnishing real-time suggestions to officers.

Research on the Sustainable Evolution Mechanism of Dual-Dimensional Convergence Innovation in Digital Products

The complex characteristics of cross-disciplinarity, dynamic expansion, ambiguity, diversity, and the rapid changes in demand significantly amplify the uncertainties in digital product innovation. The existing innovation theories, such as “stage-gate”, open innovation, agile development, and data-driven decision making, are insufficient for fully and effectively addressing these uncertainties. Based on a case study of a fintech app, we reveal that digital product innovation is similar to biological evolution, exhibiting dual life-like features of “inheritance” and “mutation” within “dual-dimensional convergence”. However, unlike natural evolution, the evolutionary process of digital product innovation can augment its use of the digital ecosystem and capabilities, establish a data-driven rapid proactive selection mechanism for the main three stages, and quickly enhance product competitiveness. The complexity of knowledge in the innovation process can be partially solved through the use of a micro-knowledge integration learning mechanism formed by the interactions of social and cognitive translation. This study also discovers that market competition and policy regulation are two unique innovation-driven characteristics in digital product innovation. This mechanism can achieve the earlier clarification of product evolution’s direction, reduce the three major uncertainties of innovation, and improve efficiency in the utilization of innovation resources to achieve sustainable development.

Conversion of a Coaxial Rotorcraft to a UAV—Lessons Learned

A coaxial helicopter with a maximum take-off weight of 600 kg was converted to an unmanned aerial vehicle. A minimally invasive robotic actuator system was developed, which can be retrofitted onto the copilot seat of the rotorcraft in a short period of time to enable automatic flight. The automatic flight control robot includes electromechanical actuators, which are connected to the cockpit inceptors and control the helicopter. Most of the sensors and avionic components were integrated into the modular robotic system for faster integration into the rotorcraft. The mechanical design of the control system, the development of the robot control software, and the control system architecture are described in this paper. Furthermore, the multi-body simulation of the robotic system and the estimation of the linear low-order actuator models from hover-frame flight test data are discussed. The developed technologies in this study are not specific to a coaxial helicopter and can be applied to the conversion of any crewed flight vehicle with mechanical controls to unmanned or fly-by-wire. This agile development of a full-size flying test-bed can accelerate the testing of advanced flight control laws, as well as advanced air mobility-related functions.

Impact of knowledge management infrastructure and processes on automobile manufacturing firm innovative performance through the mediating role of agile project management practice

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine knowledge management (KM) infrastructure and processes on automobile manufacturing firm innovative performance through the mediating role of agile project management (APM) practice.Design/methodology/approachThe data collection involved purposive and convenience sampling techniques to gather information from 692 employees employed in various public and private automobile manufacturing firms operating in Pakistan. To test the hypothesis, data analysis was conducted using Smart PLS software version 4, using the partial least squares and structural equation modeling technique.FindingsThe result revealed that knowledge management infrastructure and processes has a positive and significant effect on firm innovative performance. Moreover, agile project management practices positively and significantly mediate the relationship between knowledge management infrastructure and processes and firm innovative performance.Practical implicationsThe performance of high-tech automobile manufacturing firms can be enhanced by implementing agile project management practices, especially when stimulated by external factors such as innovation. In an increasingly dynamic environment, innovation acts as a favorable factor that amplifies the positive impact of agile methodologies on firm performance.Originality/valueResearchers can use these findings to identify knowledge gaps that need to be addressed in future studies and understand how strategies relate to processes within the KM-APM framework. This study provides practitioners with insights on applying KM practices in an APM context to enhance knowledge performance. Practitioners can use the framework to plan KM activities that support corporate strategy across all organizational layers, ensuring the appropriate knowledge is conveyed at each level.

A Conceptual Framework for Agile as HR Operational Strategy

A Conceptual Framework for Agile as HR Operational Strategy

How does organisational culture affect agile projects? A competing values framework perspective

Purpose The literature has not yet delved sufficiently deeper into the holistic relationship between organisational culture and agile project management. This paper aims to address this literature gap by delineating the specifics of why and how organisational culture affects agile project management. Design/methodology/approach This paper addresses this literature gap by conducting a systematic literature review of empirical research investigating how organisational culture affects agile project management. This paper draws on the competing values framework to explain how various dimensions of organisational culture influence the technical and social streams of agile project management. Findings The findings underscored the detrimental effects of hierarchical culture, characterised by rigid organisational structures, formal communication with management and resistance to change acceptance, on both the technical and social aspects of agile projects. In contrast, the positive impact of group culture on the social aspect was evident through employee empowerment and teamwork. Moreover, the rational culture dimension demonstrated favourable effects on both streams, emphasising market knowledge, financial development and business opportunities. Finally, the developmental culture dimension supported customer collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. Originality/value The focus on the “mutability” of organisational culture has led to four research propositions delineating specific ways of cultivating organisational culture to be more conducive to agile projects, marking a first in the academic literature.

Sentiment Analysis of Joglo Wifi UMKM Service with Naive Bayes Method

In today's digital era, many businesses face challenges in managing and responding to customer feedback and suggestions contained in comments. Joglo Wifi Corner UMKM Business Center & Coffee experiences similar difficulties, where the lack of customer feedback management negatively impacts service quality and customer satisfaction. In this study, we aim to develop and implement a sentiment analysis system that is able to classify customer sentiment into positive, negative, or neutral. The process begins with data collection. customer comments from the official Joglo Wifi Corner website, which are then processed through a preprocessing stage including tokenization, stop word removal, and lemmatization. Then, a Logistic Regression Naive Bayes model is drilled using the processed data to classify sentiment. The evaluation results show that this system achieves an accuracy of 91.67%, with an average precision of 0.646, an average recall of 0.805, and an average F1-Score of 0.701. The implementation of this system provides valuable insights for Joglo Wifi Corner managers in making strategic decisions to improve service quality. By responding more effectively to customer feedback, Joglo Wifi Corner promises that this research can improve customer satisfaction and expand the company's market coverage and identify areas for improvement based on customer feedback, thereby strengthening customer relationships. This approach also uses Agile Development system development methodology to ensure iterative and responsive development to changing user needs.

Challenges in Adopting Agile Methodologies in the Software Engineering Processes Management: a Literature Review

Objective: To identify and select the main challenges in adopting agile methodologies in the software engineering processes management, that is, to analyze the most recurring challenges involving the application of agile methodologies in organizational environments. Theoretical Framework: Software Development is marked by a dynamic environment in constant change, where organizations must experiment with new values, manifested in flexibility, adaptation, intelligence, innovation and proactivity, using innovative tools, as conditions to become efficient and competitive. Method: The research was conducted based on bibliographical review, whose strategy was the analysis of a group of authors who constituted the theoretical framework to substantiate and explain the categories of this study, centered on agile methodologies. Results and Discussion: The results revealed that organizations encounter obstacles of different natures to implement agile methodologies in their environment, making project development difficult, thus not having the changes considered with good receptivity among employees, given the ingrained values and culture, becoming challenges for the organization. Implications of the Research: Given this evidence, it is concluded that organizational culture has as its primary factor resistance to change, as being the organization's main challenge for the acceptance and implementation of agile methodologies, indicating that there is no compatibility between organizational culture and agile methodologies. Originality/Value: This study contributes to identifying factors that become challenges to the successful implementation of agile methodologies in organizations, such as changes in organizational culture.

The Impact of Cognitive Distortions on Decision Making in Agile Project Management Frameworks: Current Positions and Perspectives in the Academic Community

The purpose of the study is to review the current positions and views of the scientific community regarding the influence of cognitive distortions (both individual and group) on decision-making within such an approach to project management as agile framework. The article defines the concepts of “project”, “project management”, “agile project management framework”, “heuristics”, “cognitive distortions”; it describes what kind of decisions (according to the hierarchical structure) can be made when using agile project management frameworks. On the basis of analysis of a number of scientific works, the existence of the problem of success (efficiency) of implemented (including IT) projects even if modern flexible frameworks of project management are used is fixed. The author of the study considers the concept of heuristics and cognitive distortions (both individual and group), describes the manifestation of individual and group cognitive biases, gives examples of individual and group cognitive biases’ impact to decisions taken in Agile project management. As a result, the author proposes a classification of likely to manifest individual and group cognitive biases at each of the three levels of decision-making in Agile (according to the hierarchical structure): operational decisions, tactical decisions, strategic decisions. The author also provides an overview of the development of decision-making theory and describes three main approaches to the consideration of the empirical decision-making process: according to D. Kahneman and A. Tversky (heuristic approach; behavioral economics), according to G. Gigerenzer (ecological rationality approach), according to G. Klein (naturalistic approach). The author also identifies a possible further vector for the development of research in this direction. The result of the work was the classification of probable individual and group cognitive distortions at each of the three levels of decision-making in flexible project management frameworks (according to the hierarchical structure): operational, tactical, and strategic.

Exploring the use of gamification in human-centered agile-based requirements engineering

Gamification has become prevalent in educational settings, particularly in human-centered software engineering. Using gamified learning environments for comprehending software engineering concepts can significantly enhance students’ human factors, including motivation, engagement, and cognitive and critical thinking skills. Software requirements engineering constitutes one of the disciplines in the software development lifecycle. Based on the literature concerning agile-based software requirements engineering, coping with changing user requirements and constant alterations is often challenging. Consequently, both students and software developers must thoroughly grasp agile-based software requirements engineering. Over the last few years, educators and researchers have crafted gamified learning environments for agile-based software requirements engineering activities. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the effectiveness of agile-based software requirements engineering activities through a gamified design approach. For this purpose, an application, ReGile, was developed and evaluated with 87 second and third-year software engineering students using the M-3 evaluation framework. Overall, the results were promising. Students expressed satisfaction with ReGile’s technological usability. They performed well (72.14%) in answering questions related to software requirements engineering and agile methodology concepts. Furthermore, gender-wise results indicated that male students outperformed female students when using ReGile.

Using boundary objects and methodological island (BOMI) modeling in large-scale agile systems development

AbstractLarge-scale systems development commonly faces the challenge of managing relevant knowledge between different organizational groups, particularly in increasingly agile contexts. Here, there is a conflict between coordination and group autonomy, and it is challenging to determine what necessary coordination information must be shared by what teams or groups, and what can be left to local team management. We introduce a way to manage this complexity using a modeling framework based on two core concepts: methodological islands (i.e., groups using different development methods than the surrounding organization) and boundary objects (i.e., artifacts that create a common understanding across team borders). However, we found that companies often lack a systematic way of assessing coordination issues and the use of boundary objects between methodological islands. As part of an iterative design science study, we have addressed this gap by producing a modeling framework (BOMI: Boundary Objects and Methodological Islands) to better capture and analyze coordination and knowledge management in practice. This framework includes a metamodel, as well as a list of bad smells over this metamodel that can be leveraged to detect inter-team coordination issues. The framework also includes a methodology to suggest concrete modeling steps and broader guidelines to help apply the approach successfully in practice. We have developed Eclipse-based tool support for the BOMI method, allowing for both graphical and textual model creation, and including an implementation of views over BOMI instance models in order to manage model complexity. We have evaluated these artifacts iteratively together with five large-scale companies developing complex systems. In this work, we describe the BOMI framework and its iterative evaluation in several real cases, reporting on lessons learned and identifying future work. We have produced a matured and stable modeling framework which facilitates understanding and reflection over complex organizational configurations, communication, governance, and coordination of knowledge artifacts in large-scale agile system development.

Organizing Graphical User Interface tests from behavior‐driven development as videos to obtain stakeholders' feedback

AbstractDemonstrating software early and responding to feedback is crucial in agile development. However, it is difficult for stakeholders who are not on‐site customers but end users, marketing people, or designers, and so forth to give feedback in an agile development environment. Successful graphical user interface (GUI) test executions can be documented and then demonstrated for feedback. In our new concept, GUI tests from behavior‐driven development (BDD) are recorded, augmented, and demonstrated as videos. A GUI test is divided into several GUI unit tests, which are specified in Gherkin, a semi‐structured natural language. For each GUI unit test, a video is generated during test execution. Test steps specified in Gherkin are traced and highlighted in the video. Stakeholders review these generated videos and provide feedback, for example, on misunderstandings of requirements or on inconsistencies. To evaluate the impact of videos in identifying inconsistencies, we asked 22 participants to identify inconsistencies between (1) given requirements in regular sentences and (2) demonstrated behaviors from videos with Gherkin specifications or from Gherkin specifications alone. Our results show that participants tend to identify more inconsistencies from demonstrated behaviors, which are not in accordance with given requirements. They tend to recognize inconsistencies more easily through videos than through Gherkin specifications alone. The types of inconsistency are threefold: The mentioned feature can be incorrectly implemented, not implemented, or an unspecified new feature. We use a fictitious example showing how this feedback helps a product owner and her team manage requirements. We conclude that GUI test videos can help stakeholders give feedback more effectively. By obtaining early feedback, inconsistencies can be resolved, thus contributing to higher stakeholder satisfaction.

A Comparative Analysis of Agile and Traditional Project Management Methodologies and their Impact on Information System Development Projects: A Case Study of Nigerian Banking System

A Comparative Analysis of Agile and Traditional Project Management Methodologies and their Impact on Information System Development Projects: A Case Study of Nigerian Banking System