Toward a conceptual framework of agile methods: A study of agility in different disciplines

Kieran Conboy, Brian Fitzgerald

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Abstract

Since the software crisis of the 1960's, numerous methodologies have been developed to impose a disciplined process upon software development. It is now widely accepted that these methodologies are unsuccessful and unpopular due to their increasingly bureaucratic nature. Many researchers and practitioners are calling for these heavyweight methodologies to be replaced by agile methods. The Agile Manifesto was put forward in 2001, and several method instantiations, such as XP, SCRUM and Crystal exist. Each adheres to some principles of the Agile Manifesto and disregards others. This paper proposes that these Agile Manifesto principles are insufficiently grounded in theory, and are largely naïve to the concept of agility outside the field of software development. This paper aims to develop a comprehensive framework of software development agility, through a thorough review of agility across many disciplines. We then elaborate and evaluate the framework in a software development context, through a review of software related research over the last 30 years.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWISER 2004 - ACM Workshop on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Research
Pages37-44
Number of pages8
Publication statusPublished - 2004
EventWISER 2004 - ACM Workshop on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Research - Newport Beach, CA, United States
Duration: 5 Nov 20045 Nov 2004

Publication series

NameWISER 2004 - ACM Workshop on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Research

Conference

ConferenceWISER 2004 - ACM Workshop on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Research
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNewport Beach, CA
Period5/11/045/11/04

Keywords

  • Agile methods
  • Conceptual framework
  • Manufacturing agility

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