Fostering and sustaining innovation in a Fast Growing Agile CompanyShow others and affiliations
2012 (English)In: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Madrid: Springer , 2012, Vol. 7343, p. 160-174Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Sustaining innovation in a fast growing software development company is difficult. As organisations grow, peoples' focus often changes from the big picture of the product being developed to the specific role they fill. This paper presents two complementary approaches that were successfully used to support continued developer-driven innovation in a rapidly growing Australian agile software development company. The method "FedEx TM Day" gives developers one day to showcase a proof of concept they believe should be part of the product, while the method "20% Time" allows more ambitious projects to be undertaken. Given the right setting and management support, the two approaches can support and improve bottom-up innovation in organizations.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Madrid: Springer , 2012. Vol. 7343, p. 160-174
Series
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, ISSN 03029743, E-ISSN 16113349
Keywords [en]
20% Time, agile software development, case study, empirical, FedEx Day, innovation, scrum, XP
National Category
Software Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-7062DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31063-8_13Local ID: oai:bth.se:forskinfoC661A1CB1695B6B7C1257AC6004FAC36ISBN: 9783642310621 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-7062DiVA, id: diva2:834641
Conference
13th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement, PROFES
2012-12-192012-11-302022-05-06Bibliographically approved