Title :
Combining agile methods with stage-gate project management
Author :
Karlström, Daniel ; Runeson, Per
Author_Institution :
Lund Univ., Sweden
Abstract :
We encountered cultural changes and different management and engineering viewpoints in a study of three large software development organizations that started using agile methods. Case studies at three large software product companies show the benefits and pitfalls of integrating agile methods with stage-gate management models.
Keywords :
project management; software development management; team working; agile method; software development organization; stage-gate project management; team working; Automation; Contracts; Product development; Programming; Project management; Resource management; Sequential analysis; Software development management; Software maintenance; Software quality; Agile methods; case study; extreme programming; project management; software development management; stage-gate;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
