Managing Contradictory Tensions in Agile Distributed Development: An Ambidextrous Approach
Editors
Mora, Manuel; Gomez, Jorge Marx; OConnor, Rory V; Buchalcevova, Alena
Description
Increasingly, agile approaches are being followed in a distributed setup to develop software. An agile approach is characterised by the need to regularly welcome change requests and update the software artefact accordingly whereas distributed teams prefer to work towards following a plan to fulfil project objectives defined upfront. This results in contradictory tensions when agile is practised with teams operating in a globally distributed format. This chapter focuses on exploring the central conflict and discuss approaches to manage the conflicting forces in an agile distributed development setup. Furthermore, it presents an industry case study to provide more clarity on conflict management in such settings.
Copyright Date
April 2021
Publication Date
1-4-2021
Pagination
14p.
DOI
10.4018/978-1-7998-4165-4.ch005
ISBN
978-1799841654
Publisher
IGI Global
Keywords
Contextual Ambidexterity, Flexibility, Stability, Agile Distributed Development, Project Context
Source Link URL
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4165-4.ch005
discipline
Physical Sciences and Mathematics; Computer Sciences; Software Engineering; Business; Management Information Systems (alternative; Business; Technology and Innovation)
