The relationship between organizational culture and the deployment of agile methods |
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Authors: | Juhani Iivari |
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Affiliation: | Department of Information Processing Sciences, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, 90014 Oulun yliopisto, Finland |
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Abstract: | ContextSystems development normally takes place in a specific organizational context, including organizational culture. Previous research has identified organizational culture as a factor that potentially affects the deployment systems development methods.ObjectiveThe purpose is to analyze the relationship between organizational culture and the post-adoption deployment of agile methods.MethodThis study is a theory development exercise. Based on the Competing Values Model of organizational culture, the paper proposes a number of hypotheses about the relationship between organizational culture and the deployment of agile methods.ResultsInspired by the agile methods thirteen new hypotheses are introduced and discussed. They have interesting implications, when contrasted with ad hoc development and with traditional systems development methods.ConclusionBecause of the conceptual richness of organizational culture and the ambiguity of the concept of agility the relationship between organizational culture and the deployment of agile systems development forms a rich and interesting research topic. Recognizing that the Competing Values Model represents just one view of organizational culture, the paper introduces a number of alternative conceptions and identifies several interesting paths for future research into the relationship between organizational culture and agile methods deployment. |
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Keywords: | Systems development Agile methods Organizational culture Competing Values Model |
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