Towards A Double-Edged Sword: Modelling the Impact in Agile Software Development (2405.01757v1)
Abstract: Agile methods are state of the art in software development. Companies worldwide apply agile to counter the dynamics of the markets. We know, that various factors like culture influence the successfully application of agile methods in practice and the sucess is differing from company to company. To counter these problems, we combine two causal models presented in literature: The Agile Practices Impact Model and the Model of Cultural Impact. In this paper, we want to better understand the two facets of factors in agile: Those influencing their application and those impacting the results when applying them. This papers core contribution is the Agile Influence and Imact Model, describing the factors influencing agile elements and the impact on specific characteristics in a systematic manner.
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