Understanding the structured processes followed by organisations prior to engaging in agile processes: A South African Perspective
| dc.contributor.author | Noruwana, Nimrod | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tanner, Maureen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-01T12:55:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-04-01T12:55:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-04-01T12:49:04Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | There appears to be a lack of knowledge on the phases South African (SA) organisations go through while adopting agile methods. As a means to address this gap, this study uncovered empirical evidence on the phases SA organisations go through whilst adopting agile methods as well as the disparities between agile prescriptions and the way SA organisations actually implement agile methods. The data collected using a case study approach was analysed through the lens of Actor-Network Theory (ANT). The results reveal that there is no structured process for adopting agile methods and organisations go through various phases in their attempts to adopt agile methods. During the various phases, organisations face challenges which are culture as well as people related. Through this study South African practitioners could now be aware that before adopting an agile methodology, there has to be a common understanding of the problems at hand and the envisioned solution. The findings also inform aspiring adopters in South Africa that adoption of the methods does not have to be as prescribed. They are free to adopt only those aspects the organisations need most. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.18489/sacj.v48i1.74 | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Noruwana, N., & Tanner, M. (2012). Understanding the structured processes followed by organisations prior to engaging in agile processes: A South African Perspective. <i>South African Crime Quarterly</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18520 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Noruwana, Nimrod, and Maureen Tanner "Understanding the structured processes followed by organisations prior to engaging in agile processes: A South African Perspective." <i>South African Crime Quarterly</i> (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18520 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Noruwana, N., & Tanner, M. (2012). Understanding the structured processes followed by organisations prior to engaging in agile processes: A South African Perspective. South African Computer Journal, 48(1). | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1015-7999 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Noruwana, Nimrod AU - Tanner, Maureen AB - There appears to be a lack of knowledge on the phases South African (SA) organisations go through while adopting agile methods. As a means to address this gap, this study uncovered empirical evidence on the phases SA organisations go through whilst adopting agile methods as well as the disparities between agile prescriptions and the way SA organisations actually implement agile methods. The data collected using a case study approach was analysed through the lens of Actor-Network Theory (ANT). The results reveal that there is no structured process for adopting agile methods and organisations go through various phases in their attempts to adopt agile methods. During the various phases, organisations face challenges which are culture as well as people related. Through this study South African practitioners could now be aware that before adopting an agile methodology, there has to be a common understanding of the problems at hand and the envisioned solution. The findings also inform aspiring adopters in South Africa that adoption of the methods does not have to be as prescribed. They are free to adopt only those aspects the organisations need most. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Crime Quarterly LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 SM - 1015-7999 T1 - Understanding the structured processes followed by organisations prior to engaging in agile processes: A South African Perspective TI - Understanding the structured processes followed by organisations prior to engaging in agile processes: A South African Perspective UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18520 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18520 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Noruwana N, Tanner M. Understanding the structured processes followed by organisations prior to engaging in agile processes: A South African Perspective. South African Crime Quarterly. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18520. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Academy of Science of South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Information Systems | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Commerce | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_ZA |
| dc.source | South African Crime Quarterly | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://sacj.cs.uct.ac.za/ | |
| dc.subject.other | Agile Software Development | |
| dc.subject.other | Scrum | |
| dc.subject.other | Actor-Network Theory | |
| dc.subject.other | Adoption | |
| dc.title | Understanding the structured processes followed by organisations prior to engaging in agile processes: A South African Perspective | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |