Abstract
In this article we explore the consequences associated with a lack of coordination between the requirements engineering process and the development process. We conduct a detailed case study of an ICT department of a large European bank that develops software using the agile software development method. Our current study reveals that the application of a modular organizational design in a dynamic agile environment has a negative effect on the communication and coordination between members of different modules. More specifically, the modular design creates both a semantic and a pragmatic boundary among members of different modules, which is primarily caused by the fact that modules have differentiated tasks and often misaligned interests.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | SIGMIS-CPR 2017 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGMIS Conference on Computers and People Research |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Pages | 33-40 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450350372 |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 Jun 2017 |
| Event | 2017 ACM SIGMIS Conference on Computers and People Research, SIGMIS-CPR 2017 - Bangalore, India Duration: 21 Jun 2017 → 23 Jun 2017 |
Conference
| Conference | 2017 ACM SIGMIS Conference on Computers and People Research, SIGMIS-CPR 2017 |
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| Abbreviated title | SIGMIS-CPR |
| Country/Territory | India |
| City | Bangalore |
| Period | 21/06/17 → 23/06/17 |
Keywords
- Agile software development
- Knowledge sharing boundaries
- Modular organization