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Coordination in Large-Scale Agile Software Development

Integrating Conditions and Configurations in Multiteam Systems

  • Includes an exploratory multiple case study on large-scale agile software development with an unparalleled data set
  • Presents evidence on how agile development has been scaled in real-life settings
  • Provides practitioners with guidance on how to evaluate coordination practices in large-scale agile development
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Progress in IS (PROIS)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Introduction

    • Alexander Scheerer
    Pages 1-6
  3. Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations

    • Alexander Scheerer
    Pages 7-37
  4. Research Design

    • Alexander Scheerer
    Pages 39-48
  5. Discussion and Summary

    • Alexander Scheerer
    Pages 107-117
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 119-128

About this book

This book explores coordination within and between teams in the context of large-scale agile software development, providing readers a deeper understanding of how coordinated action between teams is achieved in multiteam systems. An exploratory multiple case study with five multiteam systems and a total of 66 interviewees from development teams at SAP SE is presented and analyzed. In addition, the book explores stereotypes of coordination in large-scale agile settings and shares new perspectives on integrating conditions for coordination. No previous study has researched this topic with a similar data set, consisting of insights from professional software development teams. As such, the book will be of interest to all researchers and practitioners whose work involves software product development across several teams.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Globalization Services, SAP SE Globalization Services, Walldorf, Germany

    Alexander Scheerer

About the author

Alexander Scheerer is an Agile Coach and Scrum Master at SAP,SE, Germany. He received his PhD from the University of Mannheim, Germany. His research interest lies in large-scale agile software development with multiple teams.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Coordination in Large-Scale Agile Software Development

  • Book Subtitle: Integrating Conditions and Configurations in Multiteam Systems

  • Authors: Alexander Scheerer

  • Series Title: Progress in IS

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55327-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55326-9Published: 07 March 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85629-2Published: 21 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55327-6Published: 05 May 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2196-8705

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-8713

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 128

  • Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Business Information Systems, Software Engineering, Software Management, Project Management

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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