Strategies and habits for adapting the plan in agile teams: a grounded theory and improvisation perspective

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Ano de defesa: 2018
Autor(a) principal: Reigado, Carolina Rodrigues
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Resumo: The ability of agile teams to adapt the project plan to unexpected problems is still a less-researched area. They must change the project plans as facing unexpected challenges and, even though existing studies relate some aspects to this ability, such as participatory decision-making, openness to discuss problems in an immediate sense and focus on actions to be taken in near future, these studies do not yet offer a complete theory, or set of practices, about how adaptation takes place. What actions and decisions of the team allow for adaptation? Improvisation is an approach that could potentially fill this gap and consists of someone executing an action without previously planning it, or doing it differently from the original plan, when facing a problem. This study presents an investigation of how agile teams adapt when facing unexpected changes or problems during the projects. The concept of improvisation is used and the study involved two agile software development teams and using Grounded Theory (GT). The results indicate that the teams apply different improvisation strategies, such as breaking standard work rules, as well as maintain habits that contribute positively to improvisation. Clients also play an important role in helping teams solve unexpected problems and should be invited to collaborate. These results can be used to assist professionals in search of more effectiveness in agile teams in terms of adapting the plan during the project.
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spelling Strategies and habits for adapting the plan in agile teams: a grounded theory and improvisation perspectiveEstratégias e hábitos para adaptar o plano em times ágeis: uma perspectiva da improvisação e grounded theoryAdaptaçãoAdaptationAgile teamsAgilidadeAgilityDesenvolvimento de softwareEquipes ágeisGestão de projetosProject managementSoftware developmentThe ability of agile teams to adapt the project plan to unexpected problems is still a less-researched area. They must change the project plans as facing unexpected challenges and, even though existing studies relate some aspects to this ability, such as participatory decision-making, openness to discuss problems in an immediate sense and focus on actions to be taken in near future, these studies do not yet offer a complete theory, or set of practices, about how adaptation takes place. What actions and decisions of the team allow for adaptation? Improvisation is an approach that could potentially fill this gap and consists of someone executing an action without previously planning it, or doing it differently from the original plan, when facing a problem. This study presents an investigation of how agile teams adapt when facing unexpected changes or problems during the projects. The concept of improvisation is used and the study involved two agile software development teams and using Grounded Theory (GT). The results indicate that the teams apply different improvisation strategies, such as breaking standard work rules, as well as maintain habits that contribute positively to improvisation. Clients also play an important role in helping teams solve unexpected problems and should be invited to collaborate. These results can be used to assist professionals in search of more effectiveness in agile teams in terms of adapting the plan during the project.A habilidade de os times ágeis adaptarem o plano do projeto de acordo com problemas inesperados ainda é uma área de pesquisa pouco explorada. Essas equipes precisam ser capazes de adaptar o plano do projeto quando se deparam com desafios inesperados e, ainda que os estudos relacionem alguns aspectos a essa habilidade, como tomada de decisão participativa, abertura para discutir problemas de imediato e foco em ações de curto prazo, os estudos ainda não oferecem uma teoria completa ou conjunto de práticas que descrevam como, de fato, a adaptação acontece. Quais ações e decisões do time lhe garantem a capacidade de adaptação? A improvisação é uma abordagem interessante para compreender esse gap, e consiste em executar uma ação sem previamente planejá-la, ou de uma maneira diferente do que a planejada, quando da ocorrência de um problema ou mudança inesperada. Esse estudo apresenta uma investigação da adaptação em projetos ágeis quando as equipes se deparam com mudanças ou problemas inesperados. O conceito da improvisação é usado e o estudo envolveu dois times ágeis que desenvolvem software, e utilizando o método Grounded theory (GT). Os resultados indicam que os times utilizam diferentes estratégias de improvisação, como quebrar regras de trabalho, assim como mantem hábitos que contribuem positivamente para a improvisação. O cliente também desempenha um papel importante ao ajudar os times a resolverem problemas inesperados, e portanto devem ser convidados a colaborar. Esses resultados podem ser usados para auxiliar profissionais no sentido de obter-se times ágeis mais efetivos na adaptação do plano durante o projeto.Biblioteca Digitais de Teses e Dissertações da USPAmaral, Daniel CapaldoReigado, Carolina Rodrigues2018-05-11info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18156/tde-17122018-090903/reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da USPinstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPLiberar o conteúdo para acesso público.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesseng2019-04-10T00:06:19Zoai:teses.usp.br:tde-17122018-090903Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertaçõeshttp://www.teses.usp.br/PUBhttp://www.teses.usp.br/cgi-bin/mtd2br.plvirginia@if.usp.br|| atendimento@aguia.usp.br||virginia@if.usp.bropendoar:27212019-04-10T00:06:19Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da USP - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Strategies and habits for adapting the plan in agile teams: a grounded theory and improvisation perspective
Estratégias e hábitos para adaptar o plano em times ágeis: uma perspectiva da improvisação e grounded theory
title Strategies and habits for adapting the plan in agile teams: a grounded theory and improvisation perspective
spellingShingle Strategies and habits for adapting the plan in agile teams: a grounded theory and improvisation perspective
Reigado, Carolina Rodrigues
Adaptação
Adaptation
Agile teams
Agilidade
Agility
Desenvolvimento de software
Equipes ágeis
Gestão de projetos
Project management
Software development
title_short Strategies and habits for adapting the plan in agile teams: a grounded theory and improvisation perspective
title_full Strategies and habits for adapting the plan in agile teams: a grounded theory and improvisation perspective
title_fullStr Strategies and habits for adapting the plan in agile teams: a grounded theory and improvisation perspective
title_full_unstemmed Strategies and habits for adapting the plan in agile teams: a grounded theory and improvisation perspective
title_sort Strategies and habits for adapting the plan in agile teams: a grounded theory and improvisation perspective
author Reigado, Carolina Rodrigues
author_facet Reigado, Carolina Rodrigues
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Amaral, Daniel Capaldo
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Reigado, Carolina Rodrigues
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Adaptação
Adaptation
Agile teams
Agilidade
Agility
Desenvolvimento de software
Equipes ágeis
Gestão de projetos
Project management
Software development
topic Adaptação
Adaptation
Agile teams
Agilidade
Agility
Desenvolvimento de software
Equipes ágeis
Gestão de projetos
Project management
Software development
description The ability of agile teams to adapt the project plan to unexpected problems is still a less-researched area. They must change the project plans as facing unexpected challenges and, even though existing studies relate some aspects to this ability, such as participatory decision-making, openness to discuss problems in an immediate sense and focus on actions to be taken in near future, these studies do not yet offer a complete theory, or set of practices, about how adaptation takes place. What actions and decisions of the team allow for adaptation? Improvisation is an approach that could potentially fill this gap and consists of someone executing an action without previously planning it, or doing it differently from the original plan, when facing a problem. This study presents an investigation of how agile teams adapt when facing unexpected changes or problems during the projects. The concept of improvisation is used and the study involved two agile software development teams and using Grounded Theory (GT). The results indicate that the teams apply different improvisation strategies, such as breaking standard work rules, as well as maintain habits that contribute positively to improvisation. Clients also play an important role in helping teams solve unexpected problems and should be invited to collaborate. These results can be used to assist professionals in search of more effectiveness in agile teams in terms of adapting the plan during the project.
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