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作者：Sarker, Saonee; Sarker, Suprateek
作者单位：Washington State University; Copenhagen Business School
摘要：Agility is increasingly being seen as an essential element underlying the effectiveness of globally distributed information systems development (ISD) teams today. However, for a variety of reasons, such teams are often unable develop and enact agility in dealing with changing situations. This paper seeks to provide a deeper understanding of agility through an intensive study of the distributed ISD experience in TECHCOM, an organization widely recognized for its excellence in IT development and...
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作者：Maruping, Likoebe M.; Venkatesh, Viswanath; Agarwal, Ritu
作者单位：University of Arkansas System; University of Arkansas Fayetteville; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park
摘要：In this paper, we draw on control theory to understand the conditions under which the use of agile practices is most effective in improving software project quality. Although agile development methodologies offer the potential of improving software development outcomes, limited research has examined how project managers can structure the software development environment to maximize the benefits of agile methodology use during a project. As a result, project managers have little guidance on how...
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作者：Austin, Robert D.; Devin, Lee
作者单位：Copenhagen Business School; Harvard University; Swarthmore College
摘要：In recent years, flexibility has emerged as a divisive issue in discussions about the appropriate design of processes for making software. Partisans in both research and practice argue for and against plan-based (allegedly inflexible) and agile (allegedly too flexible) approaches. The stakes in this debate are high; questions raised about plan-based approaches undermine longstanding claims that those approaches, when realized, represent maturity of practice. In this commentary, we call for res...
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作者：Cummings, Jonathon N.; Espinosa, J. Alberto; Pickering, Cynthia K.
作者单位：Duke University; American University; Intel Corporation; Intel USA
摘要：In globally distributed projects, members have to deal with spatial boundaries (different cities) and temporal boundaries (different work hours) because other members are often in cities within and across time zones. For pairs of members with spatial boundaries and no temporal boundaries (those in different cities with overlapping work hours), synchronous communication technologies such as the telephone, instant messaging (IM), and Web conferencing provide a means for real-time interaction. Ho...
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作者：Harris, Michael L.; Collins, Rosann Webb; Hevner, Alan R.
作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Southeast; State University System of Florida; University of South Florida
摘要：W hen should software development teams have the flexibility to modify their directions and how do we balance that flexibility with controls essential to produce acceptable outcomes? We use dynamic capabilities theory and an extension of control theory to understand these questions. This work is examined in a case study. Our results demonstrate that flexibility may be needed when the starting conditions are uncertain and that effective control in these situations requires use of traditional co...
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作者：Vidgen, Richard; Wang, Xiaofeng
作者单位：University of New South Wales Sydney; University of Limerick
摘要：Despite the popularity of agile methods in software development and increasing adoption by organizations there is debate about what agility is and how it is achieved. The debate suffers from a lack of understanding of agile concepts and how agile software development is practiced. This paper develops a framework for the organization of agile software development that identifies enablers and inhibitors of agility and the emergent capabilities of agile teams. The work is grounded in complex adap...
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作者：Conboy, Kieran
作者单位：Ollscoil na Gaillimhe-University of Galway
摘要：Awareness and use of agile methods has grown rapidly among the information systems development (ISD) community in recent years. Like most previous methods, the development and promotion of these methods have been almost entirely driven by practitioners and consultants, with little participation from the research community during the early stages of evolution. While these methods are now the focus of more and more research efforts, most studies are still based on XP, Scrum, and other industry-d...
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作者：Agerfalk, Par J.; Fitzgerald, Brian; Slaughter, Sandra A.
作者单位：Uppsala University; University of Limerick; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology
