The purpose of this study is to provide understanding of project governance practices in
agile projects. A systematic review of the previous agile literature is conducted to identify …

Organizations have increasingly applied agile project management; however, they face
challenges in scaling up this approach to large projects. Thus, this study investigates the key …

Agile development methods were believed to best suit small, co-located teams, but the
success in small teams has inspired use in large and very large-scale software …

This exploratory study investigates the relationship of plan-driven Stage-Gate and flexible
Agile models with new product development performance through an original …

Agile software development (ASD) methods have gained popularity in the industry and been
the subject of an increasing amount of academic research. Although requirements …

Developing new products and services beyond what is required by the needs of users,
market demand and the resources of companies ranks among the top 10 risks leading to …

Context Software effort estimation (SEE) is most crucial activity in the field of software
engineering. Vast research has been conducted in SEE resulting into a tremendous …

Advocates of software engineering and software project management stated in the literature
that creeping of scope is one of the most common causes for the failure of software projects …

Context Large project overruns and overtime work have been reported in the software
industry, resulting in additional expense for companies and personal issues for developers …

Maturity in software development is currently defined by models such as CMMI-DEV and
ISO/IEC 15504, which emphasize the need to manage, establish, measure and optimize …