A Systematic Literature Review of Agile Maturity Model Research

Henriques, Vaughan; Tanner, Maureen

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“…Ramasubbu and Niazi et al stated that currently, software organizations are working on distributed software product development, and thus, the proponents of SPI in an organization must pay attention to process improvement efforts by leveraging the diversity of practices. Kuhrmann et al and Henriques and Tanner provided a systematic mapping study and systematic reviews with the focus on the use of agile methods with the CMMI model. The studies as mentioned above have following limitations.…”

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Investigating the factors which impact SPI implementation initiatives in software SMEs—A systematic map and review

Sharma

Sangal

2019

J Software Evolu Process

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Context: For successful initiation of software process improvement (SPI) initiatives in software SMEs, it is vital for the practitioners to have deep understanding of various SPI inhibitors.Objective: The paper has the following objectives: investigate factors which impact SPI implementation initiatives in software SMEs, synthesize available evidence, identify gaps between existing approaches available in the literature, and to develop the taxonomy of the factors.Methods: Database search and snowballing procedure are adapted to perform the systematic mapping and review, which includes 105 primary studies published between 2002 and 2018. Also, we reviewed the empirical studies for their rigor and relevance.Results: A total of 16 inhibitors have been identified and are grouped into PMBOK knowledge areas framework. From the rigor and relevance scores, it is observed that despite the research has been conducted in an industrial context, it lacks rigor (mean = 1.79) and thus hinders the possibility of generalizing the results. This calls for more studies with thorough empirical analysis and validation using adequate statistical tests. Conclusions:The results can help the practitioners to understand the dynamics of factors, which undermine SPI implementation in software SMEs and also to assist them in the development of effective control and mitigation strategies. KEYWORDS Global Software Development, software process improvement, SPI factors, systematic literature review, systematic mapping 1 | INTRODUCTION Increasingly, many software organizations have taken up global sourcing of software activities, primarily because of the considerable benefits.However, there are various challenges linked with global sourcing, predominantly with respect to software process improvement (SPI). 1-3 In the previous two decades, significant research work has been undertaken by the researchers on the development of standards and model frameworks to boost up SPI process in software SMEs. In spite of the presence of models such as Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), MoProSoft, ISO/IEC 15504, and ISO/IEC 12207, the success rate of SPI implementation in SMEs is quite low. 3,4 Ngwenyama and Nielsen 4 described that about 70% of the organizations fail in the successful implementation of process improvement initiatives, and the major cause of this failure is the inadequate emphasis paid towards the process improvement. SPI literature encompasses numerous case studies on SPI programs, which have been realized by software companies, among other things, to improve quality and pace of their software projects. 5,6 Generally, SPI is deemed extremely significant for companies of all sorts and sizes. 7 But, it is also a risky attempt, which involves both cost and effort, as evident from literature studies being undertaken by researchers in software enterprises. [5][6][7][8][9][10] For successful initiation of SPI program software, SMEs transform their processes to meet the requirements of process reference models they wish to employ. [10][11]...

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Investigating the factors which impact SPI implementation initiatives in software SMEs—A systematic map and review

Sharma

Sangal

2019

J Software Evolu Process

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“…In the area of the usability engineering, Lacerda and von Wangenheim conducted an SLR with 15 usability capability/maturity models. SLR studies on supply chain maturity models, KM maturity models, and agile maturity models were performed by Correia et al, Pour et al, and Henriques and Tanner, respectively. Similar to the previous mapping studies, one or more concerns on model validity such as a lack of information on model design/development, insufficient support for model usage/adoption in practice, scarce empirical evidence, and questionable validity and usefulness of the models were mentioned in their study areas of interest.…”

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“…All of previous mapping studies showed that maturity model publications have been expanding beyond IT sector. On the other hand, they raised concerns of the validity of models; several SLRs showed the status of maturity models in the limited domains such as business process management (BPM) and usability, which would be an echo of the mapping studies. However, to the best of our knowledge, previous studies did not provide the specific names of the maturity models used across domains and those that have been statistically validated.…”

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“…maturity models were performed by Correia et al, 11 Pour et al,14 and Henriques and Tanner,12 respectively. Similar to the previous mapping studies, one or more concerns on model validity such as a lack of information on model design/development, insufficient support for model usage/adoption in practice, scarce empirical evidence, and questionable validity and usefulness of the models were mentioned in their study areas of interest.…”

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Process maturity models: Classification by application sectors and validities studies

Lee

Jung

2019

J Software Evolu Process

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A variety of maturity models have been developed and evolved as a tool for assessments/benchmarking and continuous improvements for the past two decades. The rapidly increasing number of maturity models led to problems in locating proper maturity models and identifying model validities. To identify maturity models and their validities as well as a classification of models across industrial sectors, a mapping study was applied to initially retrieved 2381 articles on maturity models published in peer‐reviewed journals between 1993 and June 2015. We identified 194 maturity models from 285 articles using a set of quality assessment steps. Among those maturity models, besides the five partially validated ones, this study also identified 26 maturity models that were empirically tested on the basis of tested hypotheses and associated validity types, such as predictive validity and unidimensionality. Additionally, despite the wide presence of maturity models in most application sectors, validated models were observed only in five sectors, eg, IT, industrials, and general. Practitioners and researchers as well as standard organizations can utilize our results to find out maturity models meeting their needs, to identify their validities, and/or to seek research opportunities.

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“…A recent review of Agile maturity models [32] identified that the agile maturity model literature was predominantly divided into two major groups. The first was concerned with the co-existence of agile methods in an environment where CMMi was present [45] and the second related to improving agile implementations without the consideration of other process improvement frameworks.…”

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Agile Software Development – Adoption and Maturity: An Activity Theory Perspective

Chita

2018

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

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Abstract. This paper suggests that Activity Theory is a useful lens for examining aspects of agile software development adoption and maturity. Implementing agile approaches is influenced by many factors and attention is focused on individual and collective software development activity within an organisation's socially constructed environment. The research aim is to examine specific organisational, historical, cultural and social hindrances and facilitators that impact individual and collective learning opportunities and subsequent implementation of agile practices. This paper reports on the initial stages of research that consisted of a series of interviews and a survey. The results indicate that socially constructed hindrances and tensions are wide spread and vary in the levels at which they occur. They also correlate with many of the factors that influence agile maturity that have already been identified within the literature. This study contributes to research by integrating elements of learning theory and agile software development practice.

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A Systematic Literature Review of Agile Maturity Model Research

Cited by 26 publications

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Investigating the factors which impact SPI implementation initiatives in software SMEs—A systematic map and review

Investigating the factors which impact SPI implementation initiatives in software SMEs—A systematic map and review

Process maturity models: Classification by application sectors and validities studies

Agile Software Development – Adoption and Maturity: An Activity Theory Perspective

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