Management of software development projects in Brazil using agile methods

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to analyze how agile management practices are being adopted by specialists from software development technology companies in Brazil, identifying actions that contribute to the success of software implementation, aiming to ensure the survival of organizations in the market. The study counted with a literature review to support the field research with software development specialists who use the agile methodology and work in Brazil in the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The results were analyzed through a descriptive statistics and content analysis. The research identified that the companies that adopt agile software management methodology in Brazil prefer the Scrum method and the development teams may be geographically distributed. The main positive points identified when adopting agile methods were the process speed, team involvement, maximization of results, involvement with the client, and simplicity. Most experts identified problems in the implementation of the agile methodology and as points of attention: management of distributed teams, scope estimation and communication. It was possible to identify the existence of a positive financial result by adopting the agile method for software development projects, as well as actions that contribute to the success of these projects, such as controlling quality using different testing techniques, project management, time, stakeholders, scope, and have agile communication, with feedback and good leadership. On the other hand, it was observed in the statistics that, although efficient, this method is still not being widely used. This research can contribute to the managers of software development companies in the use of agile methods as well as improving management decision-making.

Analysis of project management principles with the Scrum framework in systems development

“…Marnewick and Marnewick (2022) also highlight the benefits of an agile environment compared to the traditional method, since, in the agile model, deviations are detected earlier, due to the adaptive and iterative approach, allowing correction as soon as possible to maximize the Benefits. Ravaglia et al (2021) report that the main positive points in using the Scrum method are: speed of delivery, maximization of results, problem prevention and customer involvement, as well as simplicity, standardization and reuse, compliance and quality.…”

“…a) The distance from senior management in large enterprises, which directly reflects the relationship between the project teams and the top of the organization; b) Uncertainty aversion, which translates into dysfunctional rules that end up stifling information technology (IT) organizations; c) Perception by the employees of the company that they were not implementing all four values of the Agile Manifesto, due to the barriers related to the Brazilian context. Ravaglia et al (2021) cite in their research that 21% of respondents identified the need to complement the framework with other agile development management tools in order to control documentation and code versioning requirements.…”

“…Arruda (2020) Speed of delivery, maximization of results, problem prevention and customer involvement. Ravaglia et al (2021) Improvement in the fulfillment of tasks by managers. Simoyama and Bueno (2016) Conflicts of internal regulations of the company.…”

“…Need to complement the framework with other agile development management tools Ravaglia et al (2021) Difficulty in defining deadlines. Gupta et al (2022) 5/17…”

Agile Methodologies Applied to the Development of Internet of Things (IoT)-Based Systems: A Review

“…Agile methodologies emerged to reduce the risk of not completing the development of large systems due to budget, technological or resource constraints, among other reasons [ 47 , 48 ]. The emergence of agile methodologies made it possible to improve the success rate of software development projects and reduce the budget consumption of projects that are finally abandoned [ 49 , 50 ].…”