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The Social Nature of Agile Teams
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Agile methodologies represent a 'people' centered approach to delivering software. This paper investigates the social processes that contribute to their success. Qualitative grounded theory was used to explore socio-psychological experiences in agile teams, where agile teams were viewed as complex adaptive socio-technical systems. Advances in systems theory suggest that human agency changes the nature of a system and how it should be studied. In particular, end-goals and positive sources of motivation, such as pride, become important. Research included the questions: How do agile practices structure and mediate the experience of individuals developing software? And in particular, how do agile practices mediate the interaction between individuals and the team as a whole? Results support an understanding of how social identity and collective effort are supported by agile methods.
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- Authors
- Whitworth, E., & Biddle, R.
- Venue
- AGILE 2007 (AGILE 2007)
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Published
- 2007-08
- Pages
- 26-36
- OpenAlex
- W2136714207
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- 179
- References
- 6
- FWCI
- 4.85
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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