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Multi-Dimensional Success Factors of Agile Software Development Projects

by Nagy Ramadan Darwish, Nancy M. Rizk
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 118 - Number 15
Year of Publication: 2015
Authors: Nagy Ramadan Darwish, Nancy M. Rizk
10.5120/20823-3453

Nagy Ramadan Darwish, Nancy M. Rizk . Multi-Dimensional Success Factors of Agile Software Development Projects. International Journal of Computer Applications. 118, 15 ( May 2015), 23-30. DOI=10.5120/20823-3453

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author = { Nagy Ramadan Darwish, Nancy M. Rizk },
title = { Multi-Dimensional Success Factors of Agile Software Development Projects },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { May 2015 },
volume = { 118 },
number = { 15 },
month = { May },
year = { 2015 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 23-30 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume118/number15/20823-3453/ },
doi = { 10.5120/20823-3453 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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Abstract

This paper focuses on providing a multi-dimensional view of success factors in agile software development projects. This paper starts by surveying the literature for the success factors of agile software development projects. Therefore, it surveys the success factors that were published in research papers, articles, and technical reports related to actual agile projects. For facilitating the understanding of the success factors, the researchers classify them into five categories: organizational, people, process, project, and technical. In addition, the researchers classify the success factors into main success factors where each main success factor is decomposed into a set of sub success factors. This classification helps in reaching to a multi-dimensional view of success factors and makes them more applicable. Then, the researchers propose an approach for evaluating the adherence of these success factors in the agile projects. The proposed approach can be used to reveal the current state of the success factors as an introductory step to enhance their adherence.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Success Factors Agile Methods Agile Projects Software Development projects.