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A Framework for Analyzing Structural Mechanisms Deployed to Support Traditional and Agile Methods: Making Sense of “Democratization” in the Software Development Workplace
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Author(s): Michal Dolezel (University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic)and Alena Buchalcevova (Department of Information Technologies, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 23
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Balancing Agile and Disciplined Engineering and Management Approaches for IT Services and Software Products
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Manuel Mora (Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico), Jorge Marx Gómez (University of Oldenburg, Germany), Rory V. O'Connor (Dublin City University, Ireland)and Alena Buchalcevová (University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4165-4.ch011
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Abstract
People rely on structures to make their worlds orderly. This chapter conceptually probes into the problem of the differences between organizational structures deployed in traditional and agile environments. The authors develop an argument that all common forms of organizational entities can be classified by involving a two-dimensional classification scheme. Specifically, they constructed a typology to examine the issues of formal vs. informal authority, and disciplinarity vs. cross-functionality in terms of their significance for traditional and agile software development workplaces. Some examples of concrete organizational forms—including traditional project team, independent test team, self-organizing agile team and developers' community of practice—are discussed. In sum, they argue that by employing this classification scheme, they can theorize the nature of the on-going structural shift observed in conjunction with deploying agile software development methods. They acknowledge that the structures have fundamentally changed, terming the move “democratization” in the software development workplace.
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