Mapping the progress in agile product development: A multi-case study
Year: 2019
Editor: Wartzack, Sandro; Schleich, Benjamin; Gon
Author: Schmidt, Tobias Sebastian (1); Behrenbeck, Jan (2); Burger, Kevin (2); Hostettler, Rafael (2); Paetzold, Kristin (1); Zimmermann, Markus (2)
Series: ICED
Institution: University of the German Federal Armed Forces Munich
Section: Design management
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/dsi.2019.127
ISSN: 2220-4342
Abstract
The more dynamic and unpredictable the development constraints, the more agile the development project should be to cope with and utilize inherent change. Especially in such contexts, aligning with the project?s mission and vision, committing to next steps, and documenting the development path is challenging. To support the decision making process of self-organized agile development teams with an overview, a recent research paper proposes the Progress Map. The investigation at hand applies the Progress Map in semi-industrial development projects to empirically validate its applicability and performance in the form of a multi-case study. The results indicate that, given future re?nements, this instrument can be valuable to plan, document, and communicate the progress of an agile development project.
Keywords: Design management, Design practice, Case study, Agile Development in Mechatronics, Knowledge management