A study of value in agile software development organizations
2017 (English)In: Journal of Systems and Software, ISSN 0164-1212, E-ISSN 1873-1228, Vol. 125, p. 271-288Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The Agile manifesto focuses on the delivery of valuable software. In Lean, the principles emphasise value, where every activity that does not add value is seen as waste. Despite the strong focus on value, and that the primary critical success factor for software intensive product development lies in the value domain, no empirical study has investigated specifically what value is. This paper presents an empirical study that investigates how value is interpreted and prioritised, and how value is assured and measured. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 23 participants from 14 agile software development organisations. The contribution of this study is fourfold. First, it examines how value is perceived amongst agile software development organisations. Second, it compares the perceptions and priorities of the perceived values by domains and roles. Third, it includes an examination of what practices are used to achieve value in industry, and what hinders the achievement of value. Fourth, it characterises what measurements are used to assure, and evaluate value-creation activities.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2017. Vol. 125, p. 271-288
Keywords [en]
Agile software development, Empirical, Value, Societies and institutions, Software design, Critical success factor, Empirical studies, Perceived value, Semi structured interviews, Value creation, Software engineering
National Category
Software Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-13758DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.12.007ISI: 000395359500017Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85007247171OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-13758DiVA, id: diva2:1065492
2017-01-162017-01-162018-01-13Bibliographically approved