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- Orejuela, Silvia
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Large-scale agile transformation in a manufacturing company : a knowledge-based view
- 2023
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Agile has been touted as a concept to deal with and succeed in the fast-paced environment in which companies operate today. Based on this concept, practitioners have created frameworks and practices that have proven to bring benefits in software development. Looking to extend these benefits beyond software development, companies are launching large-scale agile transformation initiatives, however, these initiatives are associated with several challenges.Some of the most prominent challenges in large-scale agile transformation initiatives are related to the understanding of agile within an organization. Studies point towards misunderstanding, lack of understanding and different understandings of agile. These challenges lead to resistance, frustration, inappropriate workloads, and increased cost of resource relocation, hindering successful transformation initiatives.Challenges related to the understanding of agile within an organization are especially important among key roles (managers, change leaders, consultants, etc.) as they have the power to remove barriers, allocate resources, provide support, act as facilitators, and as mentors to motivate employees in large-scale agile transformation initiatives. Moreover, these challenges are critical in the initial phase of implementation of a transformation initiative, as is in this phase when key roles cooperate to develop a shared commitment and vision of the initiative. Challenges related to the understanding of agile within an organization are expected to be exacerbated in manufacturing companies.Despite the relevance of these challenges, existing studies have not explored key roles’ understanding of agile in depth. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to explore the key roles’ understanding of agile in the initial phase of a large-scale agile transformation initiative in a manufacturing company.Applying a knowledge-based view, this study shows that the key roles’ understanding of agile is grounded in the knowledge frame (system of meaning based on ways of working, educational backgrounds, mental maps, etc.) of their organizational units. This results in knowledge boundaries that limit the key roles’ shared and comprehensive understanding of agile among different organizational units. This study shows that these knowledge boundaries call for flexibility and dynamism in large-scale agile transformation initiatives in manufacturing companies. This thesis presents a conceptual model that illustrates an iterative ad hoc implementation of large-scale agile transformation initiatives in manufacturing companies.
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- Orejuela, Silvia, et al.
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MANAGERS' UNDERSTANDING OF AGILE IN HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT
- 2023
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the Design Society, Vol. 3. - : Cambridge University Press. ; 3, s. 2515-2524
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The agile methodology is gaining attention among practitioners and researchers in hardware development. As a new methodology, it is a source of misunderstandings and misinterpretations. This is problematic at the managers' levels as they may hinder its adoption or lead to its impractical implementation and use. This study, therefore, aims to explore the manager's level of understanding of the agile methodology. The study identifies the similarities and differences between the fundamental elements of the agile methodology and the elements mentioned by managers in hardware development. The fundamental elements of the agile methodology are identified based on the elements presented in the Scrum method; the elements mentioned by managers are identified based on ten semi-structured interviews with managers in hardware development. The study shows that the understanding of the agile methodology varies largely among managers. The obtained detailed insights in the managers' level of understanding of the agile methodology could be used to develop appropriate support to facilitate its adoption and implementation.
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