A Taxonomy of Inter-Team Coordination Mechanisms in Large-Scale Agile

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 49(2), С. 699 - 718

Опубликована: Март 22, 2022

In large-scale agile software development, many teams work together to achieve overarching project goals. The more teams, the greater coordination requirements. Despite growing popularity of agile, inter-team is challenging practice and research. We conducted a case study over 1.5 years in development firm better understand which mechanisms are used how they support coordination. Based on thematic analysis 31 interviews, 113 hours observations, supplemental material, we identified 27 mechanisms. From this, offer following contributions. First, propose taxonomy with three categories: meetings, such as communities practice, stand-ups, retrospectives; roles, program architects platform team; tools artefacts, Slack JIRA well task boards, product backlogs, roadmaps. Second, displayed combinations four key characteristics, technical, organizational, physical, social (TOPS), form basis TOPS framework capture multifaceted characteristics Technical relates and/or technical supporting development. xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Organizational pertains structural aspects organization. xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Physical refers tangible or spatial characteristics. xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Social captures interpersonal community-based Finally, provide knowledge base structured approach for researchers practitioners improve agile.

Язык: Английский

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Designing IT for Governance

Lecture notes in computer science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 13 - 26

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

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How agile teams make Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) work

Опубликована: Май 17, 2022

Today, many companies allow their employees to work from anywhere, which has changed how coordinate and align toward the same goals. Objectives Key Results (OKRs) is a goal-setting framework applied in such distributed settings. This research aimed investigate OKRs are used large-scale agile contexts. We interviewed team members analyzed documents, including survey. Our study's results provide both enabling limiting situations that make members' utilization of either easier or more difficult. found aided knowledge sharing improved transparency between teams. present four strategies for overcoming challenges maximizing benefits using framework. An important takeaway employ must support employees, especially defining key outcomes encourage teams common goal.

Язык: Английский

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Análise do ciclo da política do Plano de Conservação Estratégico para o Território de Carajás

Biodiversidade Brasileira, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(1), С. 233 - 247

Опубликована: Апрель 28, 2025

Os impactos da mineração vão além das regiões de extração, afetando áreas protegidas, populações indígenas e locais. Entender melhor as relações entre esses empreendimentos a biodiversidade podem contribuir para evitar conflitos conciliar interesses econômicos socioecológicos. Este artigo tem por objetivo analisar o ciclo política do Plano Conservação Estratégico Território Carajás (PCE Carajás). Para tanto, utilizamos arcabouço teórico metodológico política, considerando etapas sequenciais: agenda, desenho, aprovação, implementação, avaliação. A coleta dados se deu através uma triangulação técnicas: análise documental, oficinas participativas, observação participante. coerência pautas prioritárias discutidas na fase ameaças oportunidades identificadas oficina participativa desenho ações estratégicas ser apontados como um dos fatores sucesso implementação plano. Identificou-se, ainda, realização parcerias, mobilização atores, decomposição os níveis táticos operacionais, foco em resultados chaves, ferramentas gerenciamento projetos. Entre melhoria foram destacas gestão conhecimento, comunicação ampliação participação social nos espaços governança PCE. Por fim, pode-se sugerir que PCE diversas escalas junto diferentes balizada pela pode qualificar debate, alternativas aproveitamento efetivo conservação desenvolvimento socioambiental, diálogo com demais sociedade.

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A Relational Coordination Theory Perspective on Communication Tools in the Digital Workplace

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Reporting in large-scale agile organizations: insights and recommendations from a case study in software development

Information Systems and e-Business Management, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 21(3), С. 571 - 601

Опубликована: Июль 11, 2023

Abstract Application of agile software development methodologies in large-scale organizations is becoming increasingly common. However, working with multiple teams and on products at the same time yields higher coordination communication efforts compared to single-team settings for which have been designed originally. With introduction scale also comes need be able report progress performance not only individual but aggregation portfolios. Due faster iterations, production intermediate work results, increased autonomy teams, other novel characteristics, are challenging existing reporting approaches large organizations. Based 23 interviews 17 practitioners from a German car manufacturing company, this case study investigates challenges settings. Further, based insights study, recommendations derived. We find that combining indeed practice. Our research contributes understanding these challenges, points out opportunities future improve by goal-setting automation.

Язык: Английский

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Team autonomy and digital transformation

AI & Society, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 37(2), С. 701 - 710

Опубликована: Март 9, 2022

The organizational theory literature is reasonably unanimous that team autonomy a key factor for employee well-being and motivation as well performance. However, challenged when its processes outputs need to be aligned with actors factors external team. There are likely challenges conflicts between the coherence in wider system. Team has range of implications by number factors, such knowledge complexity decision-making, learning, large-scale problems, product technical interdependencies, use platforms, virtual collaboration diversity. Alignment particularly necessary multi-team environments many where single team's failure deliver sufficient level quality may lead system-wide consequences. Therefore, teams complex increasingly regulate manage their work cooperation internal partners systems. Such dependencies challenge autonomy. In this special issue AI&S, we want address these topics more detail, context software-intensive organizations digital transformations. scope and, thus, consequences can far-reaching effort output take place partially or completely fully digitized contexts processes. articles show various ways dealing balancing alignment external. A focus buffering function: how teams, help processes, technology, new forms time space able find buffer needed maintaining

Язык: Английский

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Surveying the Academic Literature on the Use of OKR (Objectives and Key Results) – An Update

iSys - Brazilian Journal of Information Systems, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 17(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 29, 2024

OKR (Objectives and Key Results) emerged as a lightweight framework for business objectives measurement strategic alignment. Although there is growing interest in OKR, academic literature on the subject still scarce. Most importantly, limited knowledge about difficulties, benefits, lessons learned from its use. We executed systematic mapping study. found 47 studies identified associated learned. In general, use under-documented theoretical point of view. Among topics with using are communication, performance evaluation, task planning prioritization, transparency, team alignment, goal fulfillment. few addressing topic depth. expect this study to serve basis other researchers continue seek deepen understanding how support and, thus, help build subject.

Язык: Английский

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ANALISIS PENGARUH TATA KELOLA TI TERHADAP TRANSFORMASI DIGITAL DAN KINERJA ASURANSI B

JATISI (Jurnal Teknik Informatika dan Sistem Informasi), Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10(1)

Опубликована: Март 24, 2023

Munculnya disrupsi teknologi terkini, tingginya kompetisi dari kompetitor digital, perubahan perilaku konsumen menuju serta adanya pandemi COVID19 telah mengganggu banyak perusahaan incumbent dan memaksa mereka melaksanakan transformasi digital (TD). Tetapi, yang mengalami kegagalan TD akibat tata kelola kurang baik. Penelitian sebelumnya menunjukkan pentingnya TI (TKTI) untuk meningkatkan kinerja organisasi (KO). Namun, TKTI tradisional ini diragukan keefektifannya mendukung TD. Terdapat penelitian terkini pengaruh hibrida, agile/adaptif, terhadap terdapat kebutuhan melakukan validasi hibrida lebih lanjut mengidentifikasi KO. Oleh karena itu, dilakukan dengan metode studi kasus pada bank A terdisrupsi oleh fintech. Pengumpulan data wawancara semi terstruktur 11 peranan penting terkait TD, triangulasi dokumen internal bank. Sedangkan pengolahan menggunakan analisis tematik. berhasil seluruh mekanisme A, bahkan menambahkan beberapa lainnya, memvalidasi positif ke dimensi juga kepada (KO), berikut apa saja pencapaiannya. Hasil dapat bermanfaat sebagai referensi implementasi bagi praktisi maupun pendalaman sejenis pengembangan di industri berbeda.

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Et rammeverk for koordinering i storskala smidig systemutvikling

Magma, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 27(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2024

Digitaliseringen i offentlig sektor fører ofte med seg store IT-systemer som utvikles og driftes av mange team, ved å benytte smidige utviklingsmetoder. I slike storskala settinger er god koordinering avgjørende på grunn avhengigheter mellom teamene kan senke farten kvaliteten leveransene. For håndtere brukes koordineringsmekanismer for eksempel sørger informasjonsflyt at ressurser tilgjengelig rett sted til tid. Denne artikkelen presenterer funn fra et feltstudium gjennomført over halvannet år 2018 2020 en bedrift benyttet løpet feltarbeidet observerte vi 118 møter holdt 37 intervjuer tvers organisasjonsnivåer. Vi fant 47 bidro team case-organisasjonen. Studiens hovedbidrag rammeverk kartlegge smidig systemutvikling bestående fire trinn: 1) kartlegging gjennom kategoriene koordineringsmøter, -roller -verktøy, 2) analyse hvordan mekanismene håndterer avhengigheter, 3) endringer koordinering, 4) utforming koordineringsstrategier. Rammeverket kontekstuavhengig utformet slik organisasjoner bruke det egen kontekst få innsikt om koordineringsmekanismene fungerer de skal, eller behov justere skifte ut mekanismer, bedre egne koordineringsbehov hva skal møte dem. Abstract in English Digitalization the public sector often involves large IT systems that are developed and operated by many teams, using agile development methods. In such large-scale settings, good coordination is essential due to dependencies between teams can reduce speed quality of deliveries. To manage dependencies, mechanisms used to, example, ensure information flows resources available right place time. This article presents findings from a one-and-a-half-year field study program company 2018-2020. During fieldwork, we observed meetings conducted interviews across organizational levels. We found helped case organization. The study's main contribution framework mapping an manner consisting four steps: through three categories: meetings, roles, tools; analysis how handle dependencies; changes organization mechanisms; formulating strategies. context-independent designed so organizations use it their own context gain insight into whether working as they should or there need adjust replace mechanisms, thus increase needs requirements meeting them.

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