Agile Software Development Practices in Egypt SMEs: A Grounded Theory Investigation

Mohallel, Amr A.; Bass, Julian M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-18400-1_29

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“…Also, companies experience gaps when implementing agile practices with missing roles, ceremonies and artefacts due to lack of staff, knowledge and finances. We also, found that, like in Egypt, novice agile practitioners find effort estimation challenging [16]. However, a surprising finding from our research was the enthusiastic adoption of communication technologies to overcome challenges of geographical distance…”

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confidence: 51%

“…For instance, a study conducted in Egypt revealed the positive effects on the software development process and customer satisfaction when adopting agile methodology [16]. Simultaneously, challenges were detected such as, high pressure on developers, inadequate use of effort estimation, and lack of sprint planning.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Implementation of Agile Methodology in Developing Countries: Case Study in Lebanon

Rahy

Bass

2020

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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Researchers have become interested in agile approaches to information systems development, because of their potential to improve product quality and increase productivity. While often associated with project orchestration in software development, agile methods have a wider potential application within ICT4D. Our interest, in this research, is to explore how practitioners in developing countries describe factors that either enable or impede the adoption of agile information system development methods. We chose Lebanon to investigate this question, because it is a center for outsourcing software development in Middle Eastern countries. We employed a qualitative research approach by conducting 31 semi-structured recorded interviews with practitioners in three Lebanese software development companies. We employ an analytical model which interlinks institutional theory, the capability approach, and ICTs to explore creating software using agile methodology. The analysis revealed positive reinforcement between three factors that improve the effectiveness of agile methods including the inclusive and detailed sprint planning, rich variety of stakeholder communication tactics, and teams that embrace a rich variety of communication technologies that overcome challenges presented by geographical distance. On the other hand, we also discovered impediments to agile adoption including team and management misunderstandings of agile methodology and the current political and economic crisis in the country. The model revealed the low investment of companies in ICT. The lack of knowledge of agile ceremonies roles and artefacts created gaps in the implementation process. Also, the model highlighted bottlenecks that should be crucially tackled such as the lack of customer involvement and risk mitigation towards external factors.

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Implementation of Agile Methodology in Developing Countries: Case Study in Lebanon

Rahy

Bass

2020

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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“…Prior studies in some countries such as Ethiopia have provided empirical evidence on how the adoption of agile methods can be influenced by user involvement and the nature of the clients and contracts involved (Regassa et al, 2017). The research conducted by Mohallel and Bass (2019) discovered the positive impact of adopting agile methods on customer satisfaction and the development process in Egypt. The study, however, highlighted several problem areas for Egyptian software development companies including the use of inaccurate estimation efforts, a lack of sprint planning, and the relationship between constant pressure on the development teams and software quality.…”

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“…Hence, early research endeavors focused on the adoption of agile methods (Nerur et al, 2005) while the tailoring of agile methods was investigated by Bass (2016b). Despite copious research on ASD in the global north, few exploratory studies exist in developing countries (Mohallel & Bass, 2019; Rahy et al, 2020; Regassa et al, 2017).…”

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Implications of regulatory policy for building secure agile software in Nigeria: A grounded theory

Ardo

Bass

Gaber

2023

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Nigeria is ranked second worldwide, after India, in reported incidences of cyberattacks. Attackers usually exploit vulnerabilities in software which may not have adequately considered security features during the development process. Agile methods have the potential to increase productivity and ensure faster delivery of software, although they tend to neglect non‐functional requirements such as security. The implementation of government policies, such as the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) Act 2019, impacts the security activities carried out by agile teams. Despite its significance, there is a paucity of research on security issues especially in the Agile Software Development (ASD) domain. To address this gap, a grounded theory study was conducted with 15 agile software practitioners in Nigeria. Based on our analysis of the interview transcripts, we developed a grounded theory of the security challenges confronting agile practitioners. The four challenges identified were (a) a lack of collaboration between security and agile teams; (b) the tendency to use foreign software hosting companies; (c) a poor cybersecurity culture; and (d) the high cost of building secure agile software. We used these challenges to identify gaps within the existing secure ASD and found a lack of indigenous software hosting companies in Nigeria. Our study also revealed tensions between the Nigerian regulatory environment and agile software developers' compliance. While practitioners acknowledged the government's efforts, there were concerns about the practicality of implementing such legislation. We recommend government action to increase awareness of local software hosting companies' capabilities, and closer collaboration between agile and security teams. Thus, the novel contribution of this article is the development of the policy adherence challenges (PAC) model.

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“…Although different issues connected with the implementation of agile have been raised many times by researchers from different regions (e.g. Brazil – Peitl et al ., 2018, Czech Republic – Buchalcevova, 2008, Tanzania – Rwegasira, 2017 and Egypt – Mohallel and Bass, 2019), to the best of the authors' knowledge none of these articles have focussed directly on the problem of agile understanding and expectations or dealt with empirical research conducted in several countries. Moreover, Hasan et al.…”

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Enterprise agility – its meaning, managerial expectations and barriers to implementation – a survey of three countries

Zakrzewska

Jarosz

Piwowar‐Sulej

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JOCM

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PurposeThe aim of the article is to define the way of understanding of agile in enterprises, to verify the factors limiting agility implementation, as well as to understand what the expectations of enterprise management towards agile implementation are.Design/methodology/approachThe article uses both literature studies and empirical research. The research was conducted in 2019 in 152 companies located in Luxemburg, Croatia and Poland, which have implemented an agile approach to management.FindingsIn most of the surveyed organisations, agile is understood as a methodology for creating projects or applications. The most common barriers to implementing agile in the surveyed enterprises are culture too deeply rooted in traditional methodologies and the lack of funds to introduce transformations. Growth in productivity and competitiveness and reducing delivery time stand out among the most common expectations of the management of the surveyed enterprises.Originality/valueThe article is in line with the idea of analysing the key factors of a successful agile implementation, which can be a guideline for an enterprise to manage the adoption of agility. The article utilises original research tools, provides comparisons between countries and presents implications for practitioners and researchers.

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Agile Software Development Practices in Egypt SMEs: A Grounded Theory Investigation

Cited by 8 publications

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Implementation of Agile Methodology in Developing Countries: Case Study in Lebanon

Implementation of Agile Methodology in Developing Countries: Case Study in Lebanon

Implications of regulatory policy for building secure agile software in Nigeria: A grounded theory

Enterprise agility – its meaning, managerial expectations and barriers to implementation – a survey of three countries

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