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Management Strategies For Adopting Agile Methods Of Software Development In Distributed Teams, Igor A. Schtein
Management Strategies For Adopting Agile Methods Of Software Development In Distributed Teams, Igor A. Schtein
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Between 2003 and 2015, more than 61% of U.S. software development teams failed to satisfy project requirements, budgets, or timelines. Failed projects cost the software industry an estimated 60 billion dollars. Lost opportunities and misused resources are often the result of software development leaders failing to implement appropriate methods for managing software projects. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies software development managers use in adopting Agile methodology in the context of distributed teams. The tenets of Agile approach are individual interaction over tools, working software over documentation, and collaboration over a contract. The conceptual …
The Relationship Between Leadership Style And Cognitive Style To Software Project Success, Jacquelyne L. Wilson
The Relationship Between Leadership Style And Cognitive Style To Software Project Success, Jacquelyne L. Wilson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Project managers can be change agents providing direction and motivation for subordinates to meet and exceed goals; however, there is a lack of information about the soft skills needed to achieve project success. Understanding the relationship between cognitive style and transformational leadership to software project outcomes is important. This study describes the lived experiences of software project managers by focusing on their attitudes towards, perceptions of, and behaviors related to using transformational leadership and cognitive styles in agile software development environments. Husserlian phenomenological design was used to identify the structure of participants' experiences. The naturalistic decision-making model and the theory …