Agile portfolio management: An empirical perspective on the practice in use

Stettina, Christoph Johann; Hörz, Jeannette

doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.03.008

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“…For companies engaged in development programmes, effective portfolio management is critical for managing the exponential growth of interdependencies and mitigating associated risks (Blichfeldt and Eskerod 2008). However, the iterative nature of agile methods introduces new challenges in portfolio management that necessitate different patterns of action (Nerur and Balijepally 2007;Stettina and Horz 2015).…”

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Exploring software development at the very large-scale: a revelatory case study and research agenda for agile method adaptation

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Agile development methods were believed to best suit small, co-located teams, but the success in small teams has inspired use in large and very large-scale software development. However, fundamental assumptions of agile development are challenged when applying the methods at a very large scale. An interpretative revelatory case study on one of the largest software development programmes in Norway shows how agile methods were adapted and complemented with practices from traditional methods to handle the scale. The programme ran over four years with 12 colocated development teams and a total of 175 people involved. The case study was conducted retrospectively using group interviews with 24 participants and documents. Findings on key challenging areas are reported: customer involvement, software architecture, and inter-team coordination. The revelatory study also suggests refinements of a research agenda for very large-scale agile development. Empir Software Eng (2018) 23:490-520

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“…For teams operating in small companies such as the one presented here it is difficult to follow traditional Scrum as they are directly exposed to commercial pressure and customer needs. As such we address an under-researched scenario outside the 'agile sweet-spot' [40] by linking Scrum to a portfolio management practice [1].…”

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“…While our understanding of Scrum in individual projects is quite elaborate, there is comparably little research on agile methods in multi-project and multi-team organizations [1,6]. In particular, the majority of literature on agile software development assumes an environment where a software developer or team works on only one project at a time.…”

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“…TPS is based on a one week Scrum cycle including the usual Scrum practices (e.g., Sprint and review, daily stand-ups, retrospectives) in which the PO is replaced by the TPO. The practice follows characteristics of agile portfolio management [1] by (1) adding transparency of resources and work items through a Portfolio board, (2) close collaboration based on routines and artifacts enabling frequent feedback-loops across teams and management, (3) commitment to strategically managed portfolios, and (4) team orientation. In Table 2 we summarize the description and responsibilities of the new role.…”

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“…While Scrum provides an example of how to execute individual software projects outside of plandriven bureaucracies, the search for new organizational forms continues [1].…”

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Agile portfolio management: An empirical perspective on the practice in use

Cited by 151 publications

References 21 publications

Exploring software development at the very large-scale: a revelatory case study and research agenda for agile method adaptation

Exploring software development at the very large-scale: a revelatory case study and research agenda for agile method adaptation

Team Portfolio Scrum: An Action Research on Multitasking in Multi-project Scrum Teams

Lessons learned from 4‐year empowering project management with TALAIA OpenPPM

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