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Issues and challenges impacting the successful management of agile-hybrid projects: A grounded theory approach

The demand for success in agile projects requires serious attention in addressing its issues and challenges, besides merely implementing suitable agile methods. A comprehensive number of factors have been discussed in the literature, but it does not reflect the crucial challenges confronted by the I...

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Main Authors: Sithambaram, Jayasaegaran, Md Nasir, Mohd Hairul Nizam, Ahmad, Rodina
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Published: Elsevier Sci Ltd 2021
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QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
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spelling my.um.eprints.276072022-06-13T05:45:37Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/27607/ Issues and challenges impacting the successful management of agile-hybrid projects: A grounded theory approach Sithambaram, Jayasaegaran Md Nasir, Mohd Hairul Nizam Ahmad, Rodina QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science The demand for success in agile projects requires serious attention in addressing its issues and challenges, besides merely implementing suitable agile methods. A comprehensive number of factors have been discussed in the literature, but it does not reflect the crucial challenges confronted by the Information Technology industry. This study utilises a Grounded Theory approach, to capture 38 unique issues and challenges faced by 42 participating industry practitioners, through several rounds of interviews. The issues and challenges, simplified as factors, were grouped into Organisation, People, Process and Technical categories. The proposed mitigation methods were also captured, and mapped into a framework, to be used as a guide to manage agile-hybrid projects. Most factors were related to the process and people categories. Key issues were in the areas of executive support, misalignment of agile methods with the business objectives, deficient understanding of agile principles, lack of teamwork and inadequate skillset of the project stakeholders. Elsevier Sci Ltd 2021-07 Article PeerReviewed Sithambaram, Jayasaegaran and Md Nasir, Mohd Hairul Nizam and Ahmad, Rodina (2021) Issues and challenges impacting the successful management of agile-hybrid projects: A grounded theory approach. International Journal of Project Management, 39 (5). pp. 474-495. ISSN 0263-7863, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2021.03.002 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2021.03.002>. 10.1016/j.ijproman.2021.03.002
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topic QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
spellingShingle QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Sithambaram, Jayasaegaran
Md Nasir, Mohd Hairul Nizam
Ahmad, Rodina
Issues and challenges impacting the successful management of agile-hybrid projects: A grounded theory approach
description The demand for success in agile projects requires serious attention in addressing its issues and challenges, besides merely implementing suitable agile methods. A comprehensive number of factors have been discussed in the literature, but it does not reflect the crucial challenges confronted by the Information Technology industry. This study utilises a Grounded Theory approach, to capture 38 unique issues and challenges faced by 42 participating industry practitioners, through several rounds of interviews. The issues and challenges, simplified as factors, were grouped into Organisation, People, Process and Technical categories. The proposed mitigation methods were also captured, and mapped into a framework, to be used as a guide to manage agile-hybrid projects. Most factors were related to the process and people categories. Key issues were in the areas of executive support, misalignment of agile methods with the business objectives, deficient understanding of agile principles, lack of teamwork and inadequate skillset of the project stakeholders.
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author Sithambaram, Jayasaegaran
Md Nasir, Mohd Hairul Nizam
Ahmad, Rodina
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Md Nasir, Mohd Hairul Nizam
Ahmad, Rodina
author_sort Sithambaram, Jayasaegaran
title Issues and challenges impacting the successful management of agile-hybrid projects: A grounded theory approach
title_short Issues and challenges impacting the successful management of agile-hybrid projects: A grounded theory approach
title_full Issues and challenges impacting the successful management of agile-hybrid projects: A grounded theory approach
title_fullStr Issues and challenges impacting the successful management of agile-hybrid projects: A grounded theory approach
title_full_unstemmed Issues and challenges impacting the successful management of agile-hybrid projects: A grounded theory approach
title_sort issues and challenges impacting the successful management of agile-hybrid projects: a grounded theory approach
publisher Elsevier Sci Ltd
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/27607/
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