Teaching How to Select an Optimal Agile, Plan-Driven, or Hybrid Software Development Approach: Lessons from Enterprise Software Development Leaders

作     者：Spurrier, Gary Topi, Heikki 

作者机构：Department of Computer Information Systems Bentley University WalthamMA02452 United States 

出 版 物：《Journal of Information Systems Education》 (J. Inf. Syst. Educ.)

年 卷 期：2023年第34卷第2期

页      面：148-178页

核心收录：

学科分类：1205[管理学-图书情报与档案管理] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 081203[工学-计算机应用技术] 08[工学] 0835[工学-软件工程] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：Software design 

摘      要：Over 20 years after introducing and popularizing agile software development methods, those methods have proven effective in delivering projects that meet agile assumptions. Those assumptions require that projects be small and simple in scope and utilize small, colocated teams. Given this success, many agile advocates argue that agile should replace plan-driven methods in most or all project contexts, including those projects that deviate significantly from agile assumptions. However, today’s reality is that a diversity of agile, plan-driven, and hybrid approaches continue to be widely used, with many individual organizations using multiple approaches across different projects. Furthermore, while agile advocates argue that the primary barrier to agile adoption is the inertia of traditional organizational cultures, there are, in fact, many rational motivations for utilizing plan-driven and hybrid methods based on individual project characteristics. For information systems students, this creates confusion in two ways: 1) understanding that there is no single best way to develop software in all circumstances but, rather, teams should choose an optimal project approach based on project characteristics, and 2) unpacking and analyzing the wide range of project characteristics – including multiple dimensions in functional requirements, non-functional requirements (NFRs), and team characteristics – that impact that choice. This paper addresses both sources of confusion by utilizing case studies from 22 interviews of enterprise software development leaders. The paper analyzes each case utilizing a home grounds model that graphically portrays key project characteristics and their impact on the optimal choice of software development project approach. © 2023, Journal of Information Systems Education. All Rights Reserved.