M. Rizwan Jameel Qureshi; M. Kashif

Adaptive Framework to Manage Multiple Teams Using Agile Methodologies

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Author(s)

M. Rizwan Jameel Qureshi ^1,* M. Kashif ²

1. Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2. Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden

* Corresponding author.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijmecs.2017.01.06

Received: 12 Sep. 2016 / Revised: 23 Oct. 2016 / Accepted: 3 Nov. 2016 / Published: 8 Jan. 2017

Index Terms

Agile methodologies, strategic learning, knowledge sharing, leadership, long-term goals

Abstract

The increased demand of agile methods results in challenging and unique problems, one of which is the unsuitability of agile methods for software development companies, particularly those with multiple teams. Secondly, agile methods are silent regarding how to achieve long-term organizational goals within the umbrella of agile software engineering. Considering these software industry problems, a new contemporary learning-based adaptive framework is proposed in the domain of agile methods. The proposed framework will help software companies to achieve long-term organizational goals. It is anticipated that the proposed framework will increase employee satisfaction by improving their technical skills and interpersonal communication capabilities using contemporary learning and knowledge-sharing activities. A survey is conducted from multinational software companies to validate the proposed adaptive framework, and the results are notably supportive and encouraging.

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M. Rizwan Jameel Qureshi, M. Kashif,"Adaptive Framework to Manage Multiple Teams Using Agile Methodologies", International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science(IJMECS), Vol.9, No.1, pp.52-59, 2017.DOI: 10.5815/ijmecs.2017.01.06

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