Agile Transformation Framework in Software Project Organization

• Published in: International Conference on Management, Leadership & Governance pp. 258 - XI
• Main Author: Paterek, Pawel
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Kidmore End Academic Conferences International Limited 01.05.2018
• Subjects: Business services; Case studies; Competitive advantage; Cooperation; Corporate culture; Executives; Information systems; Innovations; Methods; Organizational change; Portfolio management; Project management; Software; Software development; Theory; Poland; Germany

IT and ICT software project enterprises offer advanced business services and products to their customers and users through complex, innovative and tailored programs and projects. IT and ICT programs and projects are broadly used by different industries to deliver their services and products through advanced software, web and cloud services and a multitude of user-customized digital technologies. A powerful and unforeseeable market competition brought a lot of challenges to the complex project and program management process. The primary challenges in the program and project management stem from: the growing overall project efficiency and productivity, reduction of the time-to-market, an increasing predictability of customer deliveries, expanding transparency of project planning, stronger cooperation and communication between business and project teams, optimisation of project and program portfolio management and creating a supportive and learning organizational culture. IT and ICT software project companies evolve by going through various organizational changes related to project management methodologies in order to address most of these challenges. The primary goal of this paper is to present the Agile transformation framework as a model of an organizational change deployed by introduction of a new project management methodology in the context of the contingency theory. The paper responds to research questions about a potential Agile adoption framework within the Agile transformation process. Following a review of the literature, the author's empirical research resulted in a multiple case study analysis of companies implementing Agile project management methodologies. It is focused on Agile adoption models in IT and ICT software project enterprises. As demonstrated by the results of the research, the change in the project management methodology has significantly impacted the entire project organization. The research results showed that Agile transformation framework is not only a pure change in project management methodology but an uniform set of comprehensive organizational changes in governance, processes, technology, methodology, strategy, structure and organizational culture. These changes may lead to a competitive advantage gained by a software project organization. Senior executive management should analyze possible adoption models and framework prior to deciding about deployment of the transition process.